TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Acanthamoeba Infection in a Drowning Child
JO  - Ethiopian journal of health sciences
A1  - Gunawan, Prastiya Indra
A1  - Idarto, Areta
A1  - Saharso, Darto
SP  - 289
EP  - 292
VL  - 26
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: Acanthamoeba infection is a potential life-threatening complication of drowning. The management of drowning-associated Acanthamoeba infection remains controversial. Survival reports on Acanthamoeba infection have been on case reports only. CASE DETAILS: A 2-year-old, previously healthy Indonesian boy presented with decreased consciousness and inadequate breathing, followingdrowning. The event was unsupervised with unknown estimated time of submersion. Resuscitation was commenced and mechanical ventilated was applied. Sputum specimen revealed alive Acanthamoeba with pseudopods and cysts. Sputum culture resulted in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and cerebrospinal fluid was supportive for Acanthamoeba with 1-3 trophozoites and cyst. Imaging of the head showed cerebral edema and encephalitis. The patient received intravenous ceftazidime, metronidazole, fluconazole and rifampicin. The patient's consciousness was unsatisfactory regained resulting in an altered mental status. <br><br>CONCLUSION: No treatment so far has given a succesful outcome for Acanthamoeba. In this case, management with metronidazole, rifampicin and fluconazole showed regain of consciousness resulting in altered mental status.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1029-1857
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -