Balamuthia mandrillaris amoebic encephalitis:A case report
Balamuthia mandrillaris amoebic encephalitis(BAE)is a rare infectious disease with a high mortality rate and is caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris.The lack of specific clinical manifestations often leads to misdiagnosis.This article reports a case of BAE diagnosed by metagenomic next-generation sequencing,in order to improve the understanding of the disease.