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- Title
Successful Treatment of Confirmed Naegleria fowleri Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis.
- Authors
Burki, Ahmed Mujadid Khan; Satti, Luqman; Mahboob, Saira; Anwar, Syed Onaiz Zulfiqar; Bizanjo, Mahwash; Rafique, Muhammad; Ghanchi, Najia Karim
- Abstract
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri is a rare but nearly always fatal parasitic infection of the brain. Globally, few survivors have been reported, and the disease has no specific treatment. We report a confirmed case in Pakistan in a 22-year-old man who survived after aggressive therapy.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; NAEGLERIA fowleri; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; TREATMENT effectiveness; PARASITIC diseases; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2024, Vol 30, Issue 4, p803
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid3004.230979