Fatal case of Naegleria fowleri meningo-encephalitis in an infant: case report.
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.
Hebbar
Shrikiran
S
Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India. kiranaroor@yahoo.com
Bairy
Indira
I
Bhaskaranand
Nalini
N
Upadhyaya
Santhosh
S
Sarma
Moinak Sen
MS
Shetty
Anup Kumar
AK
D000562:Amebiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D020808:Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D016848:Naegleria fowleri