Brain Eater Amoeba: A Case Report
PAM. He expired due to recurrent episodes of ventricular tachycardia (VT). Epidemiological link was confirmed by analysis of tap water, which also showed <i>N. fowleri.</i> Discussion: When making a differential diagnosis for any suspected case of pyogenic meningoencephalitis, preventable yet fatal PAM should be taken into account. Asking about freshwater exposure, including the history of nasal rinsing, and considering a simple CSF wet mount examination in all "Gram stain negative CSF samples" guides in early diagnosis.
Authors
- Tarini Anand
- Cs Usha Nagadevi
Institutions
- Government Medical College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.59556/japi.73.0952
- Primary Topic
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00