Acanthamoeba granulomatous amoebic encephalitis after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant

Acanthamoeba encephalitis is a rare, often fatal condition, particularly after HSCT, with 9 reported cases to date in the world literature. Our case was originally diagnosed with ALL at age 3 years, and after several relapses underwent HSCT at age 9 years. At 17 years of age, he was diagnosed with secondary AML for which he underwent a second allogeneic HSCT. He presented with acute‐onset worsening neurological deficits on day +226 after the second transplant and a post‐mortem diagnosis of Acanthamoeba encephalitis was established, with the aid of the CDC.

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