Figure 5.
Clinical course of a 13-year-old girl with Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis. Graph A shows the body-temperature curve (red line) and peripheral-blood leukocyte counts (blue bars). Graph B shows the leukocyte count and differential (bars) and the protein (solid line) and glucose (dashed line) levels from cerebrospinal fluid samples. Graphs C and D show the liver and kidney function and serum electrolyte levels in serially collected blood samples. ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; CR: creatinine.