A 30-year-old patient presented with features of acute meningoencephalitis in the casualty. His CSF on wet mount microscopy revealed motile unicellular microorganisms. The most likely organism is
Correct Answer: Naegleria fowleri
Description: (A) Naegleria fowleri # The clinical syndrome associate a with N. fowleri infection is Primary 'amoebic' meningoencephalitis (RAM).> When naegleria are suspected they can be identified by their Motility in wet preparation.> Acute meningoencephalitis which can be caused by either Naegleria or Acanthamoeba. (Entamoeba histolytica and T. cruzi do not cause it.> Out of Naegleria and Acanthmoeba only Naegleria are motile on CSF wet mount.> Aqanthmoeba actually cause Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis.
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