Amoebic encephalitis within Australia

Samantha C Carija; Avram Levy; Graham Weaire-Buchanan; Terence Lee; Robin Woodward; Jake Gezeley; Troy A Edwards; Jason M Dyke; Vicki Fabian; Katherine Norton; Andrew Chapman; Paul R Ingram

doi:10.1111/imj.16523

Amoebic encephalitis within Australia

Intern Med J. 2024 Oct 21. doi: 10.1111/imj.16523. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Samantha C Carija¹, Avram Levy^{2

3}, Graham Weaire-Buchanan², Terence Lee², Robin Woodward², Jake Gezeley², Troy A Edwards⁴, Jason M Dyke⁵, Vicki Fabian⁵, Katherine Norton⁶, Andrew Chapman⁷, Paul R Ingram^{2

6

8}

Affiliations

¹ Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
² Department of Microbiology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
³ School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
⁴ Kimberley Population Health Unit, Western Australian Country Health Service, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
⁵ PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
⁶ Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
⁷ Department of Intensive Care, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
⁸ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

PMID: 39431453
DOI: 10.1111/imj.16523

Abstract

Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis is a rare but likely under-recognised form of subacute, usually fatal, encephalitis. We present an illustrative case report and literature review of Australian cases, summarising clinical features, diagnostic methods, treatment and outcomes.

Keywords: Acanthamoeba; Australia; amoeba; encephalitis; granulomatous amoebic encephalitis.