infections
Amebic Brain Infection: Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis
Diagnosis of Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis
Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain A spinal tap Biopsy of skin sores or lesions in the brain Computed Tomography (CT) (CT) and Skin sores typically contain amebas and, if present, are biopsied. Brain biopsy can also be diagnostic. Granulomatous amebic encephalitis is often diagnosed only after death. 