Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis: first reported case from Rohtak, North India

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis: first reported case from Rohtak, North India.

A fatal case of primary amoebic encephalitis (PAM) in a 20 year old boy, a proven case of acute leukemic leukemia (ALL) type L2, in remission is described. No history of swimming could be elicited. The clinical presentation, the isolation of the amoeba from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the poor response to amphotericin B, and the ultimately fatal outcome are all consistent with the diagnosis ...

Primary meningoencephalitis by Naegleria fowleri: first reported case from Mangalore, South India.

A fatal case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) in a 5-month-old infant is described. The disease may have been contracted during bathing. The source of water was from an artificial well. The clinical presentation, the isolation of the ameba from the cerebrospinal fluid, the poor response to amphotericin B, and the ultimate fatal outcome are all consistent with the diagnosis of PAM. On...

Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in Britain.

Meningoencephalitis proved to be due to an amoeba (Naegleria) has been diagnosed in Great Britain for the first time. The first patient (a boy of 2) survived longer than any previously recorded cases, but in spite of early diagnosis and treatment he died 15 days after the onset of meningeal symptoms.Two other children who were exposed to the same possible source of infection (a warm, muddy pudd...

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri.

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) due to Naegleria fowleri was detected in a 36-year-old, Indian countryman who had a history of taking bath in the village pond. He was admitted in a semi comatosed condition with severe frontal headache, neck stiffness, intermittent fever, nausea, vomiting, left hemiparesis and seizures. Computerized tomography (CT) scan of brain showed a soft tissue no...