Acanthameba meningitis with successful outcome.

Saxena, Ajit; Mittal, Sumit; Burman, Purbi; Garg, Pankaj

Saxena, Ajit; Mittal, Sumit; Burman, Purbi; Garg, Pankaj.

Indian J Pediatr ; 2009 Oct; 76(10): 1063-1064

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-142407

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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.

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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

Acanthameba; Meningitis; Child

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Severity of Illness Index / Female / Humans / Acanthamoeba / Acute Disease / Follow-Up Studies / Adolescent / Treatment Outcome / Risk Assessment / Rare Diseases Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Language: English Journal: Indian J Pediatr Year: 2009 Type: Article

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