Global neurologic deficits with baylisascaris encephalitis in a previously healthy teenager

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Oct;28(10):925-7. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181a648f1.

Abstract

We present a case of acute eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by Baylisascaris procyonis in a previously healthy teenager with a history of substance abuse. Treatment included methylprednisolone; no anthelmintic drugs were administered. This case identifies a new risk factor, altered behavior related to substance abuse, and a newly described outcome of cognitive deficits for B. procyonis disease in older children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Animals
  • Ascaridida Infections / complications*
  • Ascaridida Infections / diagnosis*
  • Ascaridoidea / isolation & purification*
  • Encephalitis / parasitology*
  • Encephalitis / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Neuroprotective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Neuroprotective Agents
  • Methylprednisolone