Fulminant acanthamoebic meningoencephalitis in immunocompetent patients: an uncommon entity.
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DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2018.1485873
Abstract: We are reporting two patients of fatal and rapidly progressive amoebic encephalitis in immunocompetent host from poor socioeconomic status. Both these patient had acute neurological worsening preoperatively and did not respond to subsequent surgical decompression.… read more here.
Keywords: fulminant acanthamoebic; immunocompetent; meningoencephalitis immunocompetent; immunocompetent patients ... See more keywords
Pasteurella multocida meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent adult with multiple cat scratches
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-219021
Abstract: We present the case of a 49-year-old woman admitted to our Acute Medical Unit with a 2-day history of fever, vomiting and confusion. The patient was alcohol dependent and had sustained several scratches from her… read more here.
Keywords: immunocompetent adult; pasteurella multocida; meningoencephalitis; multocida meningoencephalitis ... See more keywords