Covid-19: Acanthamoeba Creeps into the Brain

Authors: Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah;

Niyyati, Maryam ;

Abouleish, Mohamed Yehia;

Khamis, Mustafa;

Ibrahim, Taleb H.;

Khan, Naveed Ahmed

Source: Iranian Journal of Parasitology

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: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijpa.v18i2.13196

Abstract

It is now evident that patients who are seriously affected by COVID-19 (often associated with weakened immune system) are more susceptible to the “black fungus”. Given a weakened host immune system, ubiquitous Acanthamoebacan cause fatal brain infection with >90% mortality rate. We believe that there is a need to raise awareness among physicians of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) caused by Acanthamoebain COVID-19 patients.

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Siddiqui, R., Niyyati, M., Abouleish, M., Khamis, M., Ibrahim, T. & Khan, N. 2023, 'Covid-19: Acanthamoeba Creeps into the Brain', Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 18(2), pp. 272-274. https://doi.org/10.18502/ijpa.v18i2.13196

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijpa.v18i2.13196

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