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Youngest survivor of naegleria meningitis.
Indian Journal of Pediatrics 2013 March
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.
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