Baylisascaris procyonis–Associated Meningoencephalitis in a Previously Healthy Adult, California, USA

After severe neurocognitive decline developed in an otherwise healthy 63-year-old man, brain magnetic resonance imaging showed eosinophilic meningoencephalitis and enhancing lesions. The patient tested positive for antibodies to Baylisascaris spp. roundworms, was treated with albendazole and dexamet...

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Autores principales: Langelier, Charles, Reid, Michael J., Halabi, Cathra, Witek, Natalie, LaRiviere, Alejandro, Shah, Maulik, Wilson, Michael R., Chin-Hong, Peter, Douglas, Vanja, Kazacos, Kevin R., Babik, Jennifer M.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4982180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27434260
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2208.151939
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author Langelier, Charles
Reid, Michael J.
Halabi, Cathra
Witek, Natalie
LaRiviere, Alejandro
Shah, Maulik
Wilson, Michael R.
Chin-Hong, Peter
Douglas, Vanja
Kazacos, Kevin R.
Babik, Jennifer M.
author_facet Langelier, Charles
Reid, Michael J.
Halabi, Cathra
Witek, Natalie
LaRiviere, Alejandro
Shah, Maulik
Wilson, Michael R.
Chin-Hong, Peter
Douglas, Vanja
Kazacos, Kevin R.
Babik, Jennifer M.
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description After severe neurocognitive decline developed in an otherwise healthy 63-year-old man, brain magnetic resonance imaging showed eosinophilic meningoencephalitis and enhancing lesions. The patient tested positive for antibodies to Baylisascaris spp. roundworms, was treated with albendazole and dexamethasone, and showed improvement after 3 months. Baylisascariasis should be considered for all patients with eosinophilic meningitis.
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spelling pubmed-49821802016-08-12 Baylisascaris procyonis–Associated Meningoencephalitis in a Previously Healthy Adult, California, USA Langelier, Charles Reid, Michael J. Halabi, Cathra Witek, Natalie LaRiviere, Alejandro Shah, Maulik Wilson, Michael R. Chin-Hong, Peter Douglas, Vanja Kazacos, Kevin R. Babik, Jennifer M. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch After severe neurocognitive decline developed in an otherwise healthy 63-year-old man, brain magnetic resonance imaging showed eosinophilic meningoencephalitis and enhancing lesions. The patient tested positive for antibodies to Baylisascaris spp. roundworms, was treated with albendazole and dexamethasone, and showed improvement after 3 months. Baylisascariasis should be considered for all patients with eosinophilic meningitis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4982180/ /pubmed/27434260 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2208.151939 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Langelier, Charles
Reid, Michael J.
Halabi, Cathra
Witek, Natalie
LaRiviere, Alejandro
Shah, Maulik
Wilson, Michael R.
Chin-Hong, Peter
Douglas, Vanja
Kazacos, Kevin R.
Babik, Jennifer M.
Baylisascaris procyonis–Associated Meningoencephalitis in a Previously Healthy Adult, California, USA
title Baylisascaris procyonis–Associated Meningoencephalitis in a Previously Healthy Adult, California, USA
title_full Baylisascaris procyonis–Associated Meningoencephalitis in a Previously Healthy Adult, California, USA
title_fullStr Baylisascaris procyonis–Associated Meningoencephalitis in a Previously Healthy Adult, California, USA
title_full_unstemmed Baylisascaris procyonis–Associated Meningoencephalitis in a Previously Healthy Adult, California, USA
title_short Baylisascaris procyonis–Associated Meningoencephalitis in a Previously Healthy Adult, California, USA
title_sort baylisascaris procyonis–associated meningoencephalitis in a previously healthy adult, california, usa
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4982180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27434260
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2208.151939
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