A case report of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis by Group 1 Acanthamoeba genotype T18 diagnosed by the combination of morphological examination and genetic analysis.

Takahiro MatsuiTetsuo MaedaShinsuke KusakabeHideyuki AritaKenji YagitaEiichi MoriiYuzuru Kanakura

Published in: Diagnostic pathology (2018)

This case indicates that Acanthamoeba spp. with genotype T18 can also be an important opportunistic pathogen. For pathologists as well as physicians, increased awareness of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis is important for improving the poor prognosis along with the attempt to early diagnosis with cerebrospinal fluid.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
cerebrospinal fluid
long non coding rna
interstitial lung disease
primary care
systemic sclerosis
candida albicans
rheumatoid arthritis