A Fatal Case of Naegleria fowleri Meningoencephalitis in Taiwan

After bathing at a hot spring resort, a 75-year-old man presented to the emergency department because of seizure-like attack with loss of conscious. This is the first case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by Naegleria fowleri in Taiwan. PAM was diagnosed based on detection of actively motile trophozoites in cerebrospinal fluid using a wet-mount smear and the Liu's stain. The amoebae were further confirmed by PCR and gene sequencing. In spite of administering amphotericin B treatment, the patient died 25 days later.

• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Korean Journal of Parasitology

• Publication date

  2013-04-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3347/kjp.2013.51.2.203PMID 23710088PMCID 3662064
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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