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01.03.2013 | Clinical Brief
Youngest Survivor of Naegleria Meningitis
verfasst von:
Dinesh Yadav, Satinder Aneja, Renu Dutta, Anu Maheshwari, Anju Seth
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
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Ausgabe 3/2013
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Abstract
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAME) is a rare condition, usually caused by free living motile amebae. These are universally fatal infections with very few survivors reported till now. The authors report a 25-d-old boy, the youngest survivor of Naegleria meningitis. The child was admitted with a diagnosis of partially treated meningitis. Cerebro-spinal fluid wet mount examination revealed free living motile amebae resembling Naegleria, which was further confirmed by culture. He was treated with amphoterecin B, rifampicin and fluconazole for 4 wk and ventriculoperitoneal shunt for obstructive hydrocephalous. At 8 mo follow up, child has survived with neurological sequlae.