A Rare Case of Fatal <i>Balamuthia mandrillaris</i> Encephalitis in a Pediatric Patient: Diagnostic Challenges

Isabella Amado, Yukta Italia, Rebecca Luke, Mary Suzanne Whitworth

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DOI: 10.1155/crdi/5594656
Published: 2026-01
Container: Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Publisher: Wiley
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@article{allodium:10.1155/crdi/5594656,
  title = {A Rare Case of Fatal
                    <i>Balamuthia mandrillaris</i>
                    Encephalitis in a Pediatric Patient: Diagnostic Challenges},
  author = {Isabella Amado and Yukta Italia and Rebecca Luke and Mary Suzanne Whitworth},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Case Reports in Infectious Diseases},
  doi = {10.1155/crdi/5594656},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1155/crdi/5594656}
}

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TI  - A Rare Case of Fatal
                    <i>Balamuthia mandrillaris</i>
                    Encephalitis in a Pediatric Patient: Diagnostic Challenges
AU  - Isabella Amado
AU  - Yukta Italia
AU  - Rebecca Luke
AU  - Mary Suzanne Whitworth
PY  - 2026
JO  - Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
DO  - 10.1155/crdi/5594656
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1155/crdi/5594656
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Amado, I., Italia, Y., Luke, R., & Whitworth, M. S. (2026). A Rare Case of Fatal <i>Balamuthia mandrillaris</i> Encephalitis in a Pediatric Patient: Diagnostic Challenges. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1155/crdi/5594656

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