Primary amebic meningoencephalitis.
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis is a disease caused by the free-living amebae of the genera Naegleria or Acanthamoeba. The clinical course may result in death a few days after presentation or it may be insidious, with progressive neurologic deterioration and death after a chronic course. This article describes the organisms involved, the clinical course, pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease.
D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D000656:Amoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001769:Blood / Q000469:parasitology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013551:Swimming Pools; D014871:Water Microbiology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000666:Amphotericin B