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Summary Literature (0)
DOID:0050246 - granulomatous amebic encephalitis

Disease Ontology Definition:A parasitic protozoa infectious disease that results in infection of the brain caused by Acanthamoeba or Balamuthia mandrillaris. The symptoms include headaches, altered mental status, and focal neurologic deficit, which progresses over several weeks to death.

Synonyms: Acanthamoeba encephalitis, Acanthamoeba granulomatous encephalitis, Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis due to Acanthamoeba, granulomatous amoebic encephalitis,

Xenbase Genes :

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0000291 - granulomatous amebic encephalitis


Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): brain disease (is_a), parasitic protozoa infectious disease (is_a), primary amebic meningoencephalitis (is_a)