Granulomatous brain tumor caused by Acanthamoeba. Case report

A case of a previously healthy 7-year-old girl with a left frontoparietal tumor identified as an Acanthamoeba-induced granuloma is reported, and the literature on Acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis is reviewed. Unlike most reported cases, the Acanthamoeba central nervous system infection presented in...

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Published inJournal of neurosurgery Vol. 64; no. 3; p. 505
Main Authors Ofori-Kwakye, S K, Sidebottom, D G, Herbert, J, Fischer, E G, Visvesvara, G S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1986
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Amebiasis - complications
Amebiasis - pathology
Amebiasis - surgery
Brain Diseases - etiology
Brain Diseases - pathology
Brain Diseases - surgery
Child
Female
Granuloma - etiology
Granuloma - pathology
Granuloma - surgery
Humans
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Summary:A case of a previously healthy 7-year-old girl with a left frontoparietal tumor identified as an Acanthamoeba-induced granuloma is reported, and the literature on Acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis is reviewed. Unlike most reported cases, the Acanthamoeba central nervous system infection presented in this girl as a discrete tumor without meningeal involvement or diffuse encephalitis. A favorable outcome was obtained following total excision of the mass and treatment with ketoconazole.
ISSN:0022-3085
DOI:10.3171/jns.1986.64.3.0505