학술논문
Acanthamoeba granulomatous amoebic encephalitis after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
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Article
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Subject
*ACANTHAMOEBA
*ENCEPHALITIS
*HEMATOPOIETIC stem cell transplantation
*DISEASE relapse
*BONE marrow transplantation
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ISSN
1397-3142
Abstract
Acanthamoeba encephalitis is a rare, often fatal condition, particularly after HSCT, with 9 reported cases to date in the world literature. Our case was originally diagnosed with ALL at age 3 years, and after several relapses underwent HSCT at age 9 years. At 17 years of age, he was diagnosed with secondary AML for which he underwent a second allogeneic HSCT. He presented with acute-onset worsening neurological deficits on day +226 after the second transplant and a post-mortem diagnosis of Acanthamoeba encephalitis was established, with the aid of the CDC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]