Primary amebic meningoencephalitis: A case report and literature review

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 272-276

  Lopez, Christina ^a   Budge, Phillip ^b   Chen, Jimmy ^a   Bilyeu, Suzanne ^c   Mirza, Ayesha ^a   Custodio, Haidee ^a   Irazuzta, Jose ^d   Visvesvara, Govinda ^e   Sullivan, Kevin J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NEMOURS CHILDREN S CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

meningitis; Naegleria fowleri; primary amebic meningoencephalitis; treatment

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; AZITHROMYCIN; BENZODIAZEPINE; CEFTRIAXONE; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; LORAZEPAM; PENTOBARBITAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; OTALGIA; OTITIS MEDIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; REVIEW; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; AMEBIASIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI;

EID: 84863286344     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182495589     Document Type: Review

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