TY - JOUR
T1 - Fatal case of Naegleria fowleri meningo-encephalitis in an infant
T2 - Case report
AU - Hebbar, Shrikiran
AU - Bairy, Indira
AU - Bhaskaranand, Nalini
AU - Upadhyaya, Santhosh
AU - Sarma, Moinak Sen
AU - Shetty, Anup Kumar
PY - 2005/9/1
Y1 - 2005/9/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1179/146532805X58166
DO - 10.1179/146532805X58166
M3 - Article
C2 - 16156990
AN - SCOPUS:23944436088
SN - 2046-9047
VL - 25
SP - 223
EP - 226
JO - Paediatrics and international child health
JF - Paediatrics and international child health
IS - 3
ER -