The man was found to be suffering from the rare disease granulomatous amebic encephalitis.
The man arrived at an emergency department having felt weak for the last two weeks. He had previously suffered from a type of blood cancer, but had been in remission for over a decade. After being admitted, he became weaker on the right side and developed an"altered mental status." An MRI scan showed an abnormality in the left frontal lobe of his brain.
An autopsy showed"liquefactive necrosis" in part of his brain. According to ScienceDirect, this is where injured tissue gets softer to the point where it"transforms into a pastelike mush or watery debris." The autopsy also showed the acanthamoeba species, allowing them to confirm granulomatous amebic encephalitis.According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most people will be exposed to acanthamoeba at some point in their lives without becoming ill.
People who develop granulomatous amebic encephalitis from acanthamoeba infection tend to be diagnosed either in the advanced stages of the disease or after death via autopsy.
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