Soumendra Nath Haldar, Kokila Banerjee, Dolanchampa Modak, Agnibho Mondal, Chayan Sharma, Teja Vasireddy, Rucha Kalyan Karad, Hardik Bharatbhai Patel, Debajyoti Majumdar, Boudhayan Bhattacharjee, Sumeeta Khurana, Tapashi Ghosh, Subhasish Kamal Guha, Bibhuti Saha
Acanthamoeba spp. are rare etiological agents of meningoencephalitis with high mortality. We present three cases of Acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis in immunocompetent individuals from Eastern India. The first patient presented with fever and headache; the second with headache, visual disturbance, and squint; and the third presented in a drowsy state. The cases presented on March 3, 18, and 21, 2023 respectively. The first two patients had concomitant tubercular meningitis for which they received antitubercular therapy and steroid...
January 9, 2024: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene