Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis in an uncontrolled diabetic patient
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that may result in a disseminated infection of the central nervous system called granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. We present a case of balamuthiasis in a Hispanic male with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (hemoglobin A1C of 12.2 %) who di...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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| Series: | IDCases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425092100130X |