title: Youngest survivor of naegleria meningitis.
abstract: Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAME) is a rare condition, usually caused by free living motile amebae. These are universally fatal infections with very few survivors reported till now. The authors report a 25-d-old boy, the youngest survivor of Naegleria meningitis. The child was admitted with a diagnosis of partially treated meningitis. Cerebro-spinal fluid wet mount examination revealed free living motile amebae resembling Naegleria, which was further confirmed by culture. He was treated with amphoterecin B, rifampicin and fluconazole for 4 wk and ventriculoperitoneal shunt for obstructive hydrocephalous. At 8 mo follow up, child has survived with neurological sequlae.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College and associated Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, New Delhi 110001, India.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Satinder
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aneja
authors.forename: Renu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Anu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
authors.forename: Anju
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seth
mesh_terms: D020808:Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009253:Naegleria / Q000302:isolation & purification*