Amebic Brain abscess-a rare case report

Histology suggestive of--

Necrotising inflammatory lesion
Trophozoites
Immunohistochemistry
mononuclear infilterate – polyclonal
Suggestive of Amoebic abscess

History:
•1838, Morehead – assoc. of liver and brain abscess
• 1904, Kartulis – demon. E. Histolytica in brain abscess
•1944, Craig – described amoebic brain abscess

•Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis(PAM)
–Acute amoebic meningoencephalitis (AAM)
–Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE)

Case submitted by Dr MGK Murthy Sr Consultant Teleradiology Providers