Acanthamoeba encephalitis in a patient with systemic lupus treated with rituximab

作者：Alkhunaizi Ahmed M^*; Dawamneh M Fawaz; Banda Ramzi W; Daabil Riyadh A; Al Tawfiq Jaffar A; Akkad Salah A; Boukhamseen Ali H

来源：Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 2013, 75(2): 192-194.

DOI：10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.11.003

• Acanthamoeba
• Encephalitis
• Systemic lupus
• Rituximab

Acanthamoeba species are free-living protozoa that can infect humans and animals. Acanthamoeba can cause serious central nervous system infections in immunocompromised hosts. Here we report a case of Acanthamoeba encephalitis in a patient with lupus nephritis, 1 month after completing a course of rituximab, an anti-CD20 chimeric antibody.

• 出版日期2013-2