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Fatal case of Naegleria fowleri meningo-encephalitis in an infant: case report

Primary amoebic meningo-encephalitis (PAM) is extremely rare and is caused by Naegleria fowleri. It is ?commonly seen in older children who swim in water contaminated with Naegleria species. It is very rare to contract the illness by any other means. We report a case of PAM in an infant aged 6 month...

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Published in:Annals of Tropical Paediatrics 2005, Vol.25 (3), p.223-226
Main Authors: Hebbar, Shrikiran, Bairy, Indira, Bhaskaranand, Nalini, Upadhyaya, Santhosh, Sarma, Moinak Sen, Shetty, Anup Kumar
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:Primary amoebic meningo-encephalitis (PAM) is extremely rare and is caused by Naegleria fowleri. It is ?commonly seen in older children who swim in water contaminated with Naegleria species. It is very rare to contract the illness by any other means. We report a case of PAM in an infant aged 6 months. To the best of our knowledge, only one other case of PAM in an infant has been reported from India. A high index of suspicion is required in infants who manifest similarly to pyogenic meningitis but whose CSF shows no bacterial organisms so that a wet mount of a CSF sample can be done for early detection of Naegleria fowleri infection and appropriate intervention.
ISSN:0272-4936
1465-3281
DOI:10.1179/146532805X58166