One more patient recovers from amoebic meningoencephalitis in Kerala
4 months, 2 weeks ago

One more patient recovers from amoebic meningoencephalitis in Kerala

The Hindu  

One more patient, a four-year-old child, has recovered from primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in Kerala. Initial tests showed symptoms of encephalitis and the examination of his cerebrospinal fluid primarily confirmed the presence of Naegleria fowleri, the infection-causing amoeba. Abdul Rauf, paediatric intensivist at the hospital, said the boy tested negative for the infection on the eighth day of treatment. Early diagnosis and treatment proved effective in Nishil’s case, Dr. Rauf said.

History of this topic

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