Pathologic quiz case: headache in an 8-year-old child. Primary amebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri.
Stephany
Joshua D
JD
Department of Pathology, Orlando Regional Health Care, Orlando, Fla 32806, USA. jdsmd2@yahoo.com
Pearl
Gary S
GS
Gonzalez
Orlando R
OR
D000562:Amebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D016848:Naegleria fowleri