Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis in an Iranian Infant
Introduction. Naegleria fowleri, a free living amoeba, can cause devastating and deadly diseases in humans. This is the first report of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis from Iran. Case report. A five-month-old male infant presented with the history of fever and eye gaze for three days, after beg...
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Main Authors: | Zahra Movahedi, Mohammad Reza Shokrollahi, Mohammad Aghaali, Hosein Heydari |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/782854 |
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