Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris brain infection associated with improper nasal lavage

Keenan J. Piper; Haidn Foster; Daniel Susanto; Cynthia L. Maree; Sean D. Thornton; Charles S. Cobbs

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2018.09.013

Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris brain infection associated with improper nasal lavage

Keenan J. Piper
, Haidn Foster
, Daniel Susanto
, Cynthia L. Maree
, Sean D. Thornton
, Charles S. Cobbs

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Abstract

We report the case of a 69-year-old female who presented with a chronic nasal skin rash, new onset focal seizure, and a cerebral ring-enhancing lesion after a year of improper nasal irrigation. Despite aggressive and novel anti-amoebic treatment, she died as a result of a Balamuthia mandrillaris brain infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	18-22
Number of pages	5
Journal	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	77
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2018.09.013
State	Published - Dec 2018

Keywords

Amoeba
Amoebic encephalitis
Balamuthia mandrillaris
Infectious encephalitis
Nasal lavage

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