Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis: A Case Report
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
; : 291-294, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
Primary amebic encephalitis (PAM) is a devastating central nervous system infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, a free-living amoeba, which can survive in soil and warm fresh water. Here, a 43-year-old healthy male was exposed to warm freshwater 5 days before the symptom onset. He rapidly developed severe cerebral edema before the diagnosis of PAM and was treated with intravenous conventional amphotericin B while died of terminal cerebral hernia finally. Comparing the patients with PAM who has similar clinical symptoms to those with other common types of meningoencephalitis, this infection is probably curable if treated early and aggressively. PAM should be considered in the differential diagnosis of purulent meningoencephalitis, especially in patients with recent freshwater-related activities during the hot season.
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主要主题:
Seasons
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Soil
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Brain Edema
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Central Nervous System Infections
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Amphotericin B
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Naegleria fowleri
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Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections
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Diagnosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Encephalitis
研究类型:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
语言:
En
期刊:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
年:
2019
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Article