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Pronunciation: ă-kan′thă-mē-bī′ă-sis
Definition: Infection by free-living soil and water amebae of the genus Acanthamoeba that may result in necrotizing dermal lesions, fulminating and usually fatal primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or subacute or chronic granulomatous amebic encephalitis.
Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
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