| [primary amebic meningoencephalitis caused by naegleria fowleri in an adolescent from huetamo, michoacan, mexico]. | a 13 year old boy died after a three day illness with severe headache, explosive vomiting, fever and progressive loss of consciousness. the autopsy revealed purulent and necrotizing meningoencephalitis mainly involving the basal regions and posterior fossa and on microscopic examination numerous trophozoites of naegleria were seen in the meninges and necrotic brain tissue. the trophozoites were identified as naegleria fowleri by immunoperoxidase staining. this case as well as others previously r ... | 1989 | 2604877 |