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Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
Charles P. Darby, MD;
Sandra E. Conradi, MD;
Thomas W. Holbrook, PhD;
Charles Chatellier, MD
Am J Dis Child. 1979;133(10):1025-1027.
Abstract
• Primary amebic meningoencephalitis is a rapidly fatal CNS infection caused by the free-living ameba Naegleria fowleri. The disease is acquired by swimming in fresh water and is being recognized with increasing frequency. Results of early diagnosis and treatment with amphotericin and other drugs suggest therapeutic optimism. Epidemiological surveys have shown the organism to be commonly present in fresh-water lakes in the warmer parts of the world. Prompt recognition and treatment is vital.
(Am J Dis Child 133:1025-1027, 1979)
Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Pediatrics (Drs Darby and Chatellier), Pathology (Dr Conradi), and Laboratory Medicine (Dr Holbrook), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29403 (Dr Darby).
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