Journals / Turkish Neurosurgery / 2009 / Cilt: 19 - Sayı: 3

Nadir gözlenen ölümcül seyirli beyin absesinin eşlik ettiği granülomatöz amebik ensefalit olgusu: Türkiye'den bildirilen ilk olgu sunumu

A rare but fatal case of granulomatous amebic encephalitis with brain abscess: The first case reported from Turkey

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256–259
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This paper presents a case of GAE with abscess formation in a 75-year-old male patient.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The incidence of protozoal and helminthic infestations of the central nervous system (CNS) is less than 1%, but these infestations tend to follow a fatal course.
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Key Findings & Data:In recent years, especially in developing countries, there has been an increase in CNS infections due to free-living amebas (FLAs).
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Conclusion & Impact:This paper presents a case of GAE with abscess formation in a 75-year-old male patient.
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The incidence of protozoal and helminthic infestations of the central nervous system (CNS) is less than 1%, but these infestations tend to follow a fatal course. They are more common among children, the elderly and immunocompromised individuals. CNS infections due to Entamoeba histolytica have been known for a long time. In recent years, especially in developing countries, there has been an increase in CNS infections due to free-living amebas (FLAs). Acute CNS infection due to Naegleria fowleri, which ends in death within 2-7 days, is termed primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM); subacute or chronic CNS infections due to Acanthamoeba spp, Balamuthia mandrillaris, and Sappinia diploidea, which occasionally cause cerebral abscess, are termed granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE). This paper presents a case of GAE with abscess formation in a 75-year-old male patient.

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Protozoa ve helmintlerin sebep olduğu santral sinir sistemi (SSS) infeksiyonları <%1 oranında gözlenir ve oldukça fatal seyirlidirler. Çoğunlukla çocuk, yaşlı ve immün sistemi baskılanmış bireylerde gözlenir. Entamoeba histolytica'nın sebep olduğu SSS infeksiyonu tablosu uzun yıllardır bilinmektedir. Son yıllarda ise, özellikle gelişmekte olan ülkelerde özgür yaşayan amiplerin sebep olduğu SSS infeksiyonu olgularında artış gözlenmektedir. Naegleria fowleri'nin sebep olduğu akut seyirli, 2-7 gün içerinde ölümle sonuçlanan SSS infeksiyonu; primer amibik meningoensefalit (PAM) olarak adlandırılırken, Acanthamoeba spp, Balamuthia mandrillaris ve Sappinia diploidea'nın sebep olduğu subakut ya da kronik seyirli yer yer serebral abse formasyonu gösterebilen SSS infeksiyonu ise; granülomatöz amebik ensefalit (GAE) olarak adlandırılmıştır. Bu bildiride, 75 yaşında erkek hastada saptanan, abse formasyonu gösteren GAE olgusu sunulmuştur.

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SARICA, F. B., TUFAN, K., ÇEKİNMEZ, M., ERDOĞAN, B., ALTINÖRS, M. N. (2009). Nadir gözlenen ölümcül seyirli beyin absesinin eşlik ettiği granülomatöz amebik ensefalit olgusu: Türkiye'den bildirilen ilk olgu sunumu. Turkish Neurosurgery, Cilt: 19 - Sayı: 3, 256–259. https://ajindex.com/articles/405213

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