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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Estações do Ano
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Solo
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Edema Encefálico
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Infecções do Sistema Nervoso Central
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Anfotericina B
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Naegleria fowleri
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Infecções Protozoárias do Sistema Nervoso Central
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Diagnóstico
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
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Encefalite
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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