title: [Filarial meningoencephalitis: discussion of a case].
abstract: Loiasis treatment by diethylcarbamazine (DEC) may be complicated by a meningoencephalitis that is often fatal. Following one case, four others have been reviewed in the literature and the therapeutic approach in resuscitation departments discussed. Until the discovery of other less-dangerous microfilaricidal or macrofilaricidal drugs, we raise the question of the opportunity to treat loiasis by DEC, while many authors consider it as a simple nuisance.
authors.affiliation: Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yaoundé, Cameroun.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vitris
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nkam
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Binam
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biouele
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moyo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hengy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002163:Cameroon; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005368:Filariasis; D006801:Humans; D008118:Loiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D004049:Diethylcarbamazine
vernacular_title: Méningoencéphalite filarienne: discussion à propos d'un cas.