Unexpected postmortem diagnosis of acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent child

Abstract

Summary Meningoencephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba spp. is a rare opportunistic infection, difficult to diagnose and treat, which causes death in almost all cases. Here, the authors report a 5-year-old Iranian immunocompetent girl who died of fulminant acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case of acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis in Iran. Copyright 2011 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.