Amoebae free-living. Report of the first Italian case of myelitis
Ioli, A.; Forino, D.; Lo Giudice, L.; Staiti, A.; Dollenz, R.; Allegra, M.; Magaraci, G.; Bramanti, P.
Acta Neurologica 14(3): 215-219
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-6276 PMID: 1442220 Document Number: 393874
The AA. refer on the first Italian case of amoebae "Limax" primitive myelitis in a 25-year-old man. Microscopical observation showed amoebae free-living, but their cultivation and identification were not possible. The patient recovered because of the propriety of diagnosis and therapy with amphotericin B.
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