A rare case of survival from primary amebic meningoencephalitis

Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare and fatal disease of central nervous system (CNS) caused by Naegleria fowleri, an ameba found in soils and warm waters. It enters the CNS after insufflation of infected water by attaching itself to the olfactory nerves. The infection is usually diff...

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Main Authors: Gautam, Parshotam Lal, Sharma, Shruti, Puri, Sandeep, Kumar, Raj, Midha, Vandana, Bansal, Rajinder
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3338237/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22557831
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.94432
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