A Worm's Tale or Why to Avoid the Raccoon Latrine: A Case of Baylisascaris procyonis Meningoencephalitis

The raccoon roundworm Baylisascaris procyonis (B. procyonis) may infect humans to cause severe or fatal meningoencephalitis, as well as ocular and visceral larva migrans. Young children are at greater risk for cerebral larva migrans with severe meningoencephalitis, and early empiric therapy may impr...

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Autores principales: Goldman-Yassen, Adam E., Derman, Anna, Madan, Rebecca Pellett, Radmanesh, Alireza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9420633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36046372
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5199863

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9420633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36046372
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5199863

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