Successful Treatment of Disseminated Acanthamoeba sp. Infection with Miltefosine
oleh: Alexander C. Aichelburg, Julia Walochnik, Ojan Assadian, Helmut Prosch, Andrea Steuer, Gedeon Perneczky, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Horst Aspöck, Norbert Vetter
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-11-01 |
Deskripsi
We report on an HIV-negative but immunocompromised patient with disseminated acanthamoebiasis, granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, and underlying miliary tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis. The patient responded favorably to treatment with miltefosine, an alkylphosphocholine. The patient remained well with no signs of infection 2 years after treatment cessation.