A case report: primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in a young Zambian adult

BACKGROUND: Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a fulminant disease of the brain caused by Naegleria fowleri. Although the disease is rare, the case fatality rate is very high. In this report, we describe the first case of PAM in Zambia. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient presented with sudden...

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Autores principales: Chomba, Mashina, Mucheleng’anga, Luchenga A., Fwoloshi, Sombo, Ngulube, Joseph, Mutengo, Mable M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5540533/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28764655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2638-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5540533/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28764655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2638-8

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