title: Fatal case of Naegleria fowleri meningo-encephalitis in an infant: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India. kiranaroor@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Shrikiran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hebbar
authors.forename: Indira
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bairy
authors.forename: Nalini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhaskaranand
authors.forename: Santhosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
authors.forename: Moinak Sen
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sarma
authors.forename: Anup Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Shetty
mesh_terms: 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