title: Acanthameba meningoencephalitis: a case report.
abstract: A 45 year old lady presented with history of recent surgery for uterovaginal prolapse and retained vaginal tampons following which she developed chronic meningitis due to acanthameba infection. Patient responded to a regimen containing albendazole. She was left with hydrocephalus as a sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry - 605001, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamide
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Parija
mesh_terms: D000048:Acanthamoeba; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D015766:Albendazole