Survival of primary amebic meningoencephalitis by Naegleria fowleri: First reported case from Tamil Nadu, South India | Zendy

Vithiya Ganesan | Zendy; Venkatesh Perumalsamy | Zendy; Raja Sundaramoorthy | Zendy; VG Geni | Zendy

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Survival of primary amebic meningoencephalitis by Naegleria fowleri: First reported case from Tamil Nadu, South India

Author(s) -

Vithiya Ganesan,

Venkatesh Perumalsamy,

Raja Sundaramoorthy,

VG Geni

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

tropical parasitology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418

H-Index - 11

eISSN - 2229-7758

pISSN - 2229-5070

DOI - 10.4103/tp.tp_34_19

Subject(s) - naegleria fowleri , tamil , meningoencephalitis , amphotericin b , medicine , traditional medicine , immunology , dermatology , antifungal , linguistics , philosophy

A case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) in a 47-year-old male is described. The disease may have been contracted during bathing. The source of water was from a pond. The clinical presentation, the isolation of the ameba from the cerebrospinal fluid, and the response to amphotericin B are all consistent with the diagnosis of PAM. To our knowledge, this is the first case of PAM to be reported in Tamil Nadu, India.

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