Case report: multiple and atypical amoebic cerebral abscesses resistant to treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The parasite Entamoeba histolytica is the causal agent of amoebiasis, a worldwide emerging disease. Amebic brain abscess is a form of invasive amebiasis that is both rare and frequently lethal. This condition always begins with the infection of the colon by E. histolytica trophozoites, which subsequently travel through the bloodstream to extraintestinal tissues.

Case presentation

We report a case of a 71-year-old female who reported an altered state of consciousness, disorientation, sleepiness and memory loss. She had no history of hepatic or intestinal amoebiasis. A preliminary diagnosis of colloidal vesicular phase neurocysticercosis was made based on nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI). A postsurgery immunofluorescence study was positive for the 140 kDa f

SUBMITTER: Victoria-Hernandez JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7490879 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature