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Naegleria fowleri meningoencephalitis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 19 Apr 2012 English Publisher:American Society of HematologyJournal:Blood, volume 119, pages 3,658-3,658 (issn: 0006-4971, eissn: 1528-0020,

Authors: Neslihan Cetin; Douglas P. Blackall;

doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-06-353136

pmid: 22645743

Naegleria fowleri meningoencephalitis

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Abstract

![Figure][1] A 7-year-old boy with no prior illness or altered immunity presented to the emergency department with a 36-hour history of fever (103.7°F), emesis, headache, and lethargy. The patient had a history of swimming in a local lake the week before presentation. Physical examination

Related Organizations

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
United States
Oasis Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Keywords

Male, Lakes, Fatal Outcome, Humans, Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections, Amebiasis, Child, Naegleria fowleri, Swimming

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