TY - JOUR
T1 - Naegleria fowleri hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis
T2 - Report of two fatalities in children
AU - Okuda, Darin T.
AU - Hanna, Hank J.
AU - Coons, Stephen W.
AU - Bodensteiner, John B.
PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - Two cases of hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis secondary to Naegleria fowleri infection confirmed by postmortem analysis are described. The first patient is a 5-year-old boy who presented with a severe headache, neck stiffness, and lethargy. His neurologic examination was significant for somnolence and nuchal rigidity. Cerebrospinal fluid studies and structural neuroimaging were consistent with hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis. Another 5-year-old boy presented to a different institution 2 miles away in the same week with similar complaints. Both patients declined rapidly and expired within 48 hours of admission secondary to transtentorial herniation caused by the mass effect of inflammation, edema, and hemorrhage with displacement of the brain stem. Histopathologic and immunochemistry analysis of brain tissue revealed the presence of Naegleria trophozoites in both cases.
AB - Two cases of hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis secondary to Naegleria fowleri infection confirmed by postmortem analysis are described. The first patient is a 5-year-old boy who presented with a severe headache, neck stiffness, and lethargy. His neurologic examination was significant for somnolence and nuchal rigidity. Cerebrospinal fluid studies and structural neuroimaging were consistent with hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis. Another 5-year-old boy presented to a different institution 2 miles away in the same week with similar complaints. Both patients declined rapidly and expired within 48 hours of admission secondary to transtentorial herniation caused by the mass effect of inflammation, edema, and hemorrhage with displacement of the brain stem. Histopathologic and immunochemistry analysis of brain tissue revealed the presence of Naegleria trophozoites in both cases.
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U2 - 10.1177/088307380401900301
DO - 10.1177/088307380401900301
M3 - Article
C2 - 15119487
AN - SCOPUS:2342440525
SN - 0883-0738
VL - 19
SP - 231
EP - 233
JO - Journal of child neurology
JF - Journal of child neurology
IS - 3
ER -