Acute primary meningoencephalitis from entamoeba Naegleria Fowleri. Report of a clinical case with a favourable outcome.
The Authors describe a primary amoebic acute meningoencephalitis case from Naegleria Fowleri, where the parasite was found in the cerebrospinal fluid and in culture. The case had a favorable outcome after treatment with amphotericin B.
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School of Medicine and Surgery University of Messina.
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Sessa
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Bramanti
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology / Q000382:microbiology; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016848:Naegleria fowleri / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed