Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 30, 8036 Graz, Austria.
J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jan;49(1):446-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01456-10. Epub 2010 Nov 17.
Acanthamoeba is the causative agent of granulomatous amebic encephalitis, a rare and usually fatal disease. We report a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed brain abscesses caused by Acanthamoeba during induction therapy. Multimodal antimicrobial chemotherapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy resulted in complete resolution of symptoms and of pathology as seen by magnetic resonance imaging.
棘阿米巴是肉芽肿性阿米巴脑炎的病原体,这是一种罕见且通常致命的疾病。我们报告了一例在诱导治疗期间发生棘阿米巴引起的脑脓肿的急性淋巴细胞白血病患儿。多模式抗菌化疗和高压氧治疗导致症状和磁共振成像所见的病理学完全缓解。