Kerala doctors achieve breakthrough in treating rare dual brain infection
Kerala Health Minister Veena George announced on Wednesday that the state's health sector has achieved a rare feat by successfully treating a 17-year-old boy who was simultaneously infected with amoebic meningoencephalitis and Aspergillus flavus.
She said this was the first known case in the world where a patient with both infections had been treated successfully and made a full recovery.
"The boy was under treatment at Alappuzha Medical College Hospital for three weeks and was then shifted to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College. The neurosurgery team conducted surgeries on the patient, and he has now completely recovered after three months of treatment," George told reporters, news agency PTI reported.
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Kerala doctors achieve breakthrough with rare dual brain infection treatment
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