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Indian J Pediatr
;
2009 Oct; 76(10): 1063-1064
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-142407
ABSTRACT
We report a rare cause of sub acute meningitis in a 15-yr-old immunocompetent female child with successful outcome. The etiological agent was Acanthameba. The child was sucessfully treat with combination of Ketoconazole. Rifampicin, cotrimoxa zole and for a period of 9 month.
Subject(s)
Acanthamoeba/drug effects , Acanthamoeba/isolation & purification , Acute Disease , Adolescent , Amebiasis/diagnosis , Amebiasis/drug therapy , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Drug Therapy, Combination , Emergency Service, Hospital , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Immunocompetence , Meningitis/diagnosis , Meningitis/drug therapy , Meningitis/parasitology , Rare Diseases , Risk Assessment , Severity of Illness Index , Treatment Outcome
2.
Indian Pediatr
;
2009 Oct; 46(10): 911-912
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-144206