title: Acute cysticercal meningitis in children: response to praziquantel.
abstract: Acute purulent meningitis as a manifestation of cerebral cysticercosis is uncommon. We report two children aged 12 months and 3 years who presented with clinical signs of acute meningitis and whose initial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), except for negative culture, was typical of purulent meningitis. However, eosinophils were present in subsequent examinations of the CSF and the haemagglutination titre for cysticercus rose. Praziquantel was given to both children with dramatic improvement in clinical and CSF findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Visudhiphan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chiemchanya
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000980:Antiplatyhelmintic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000980:Antiplatyhelmintic Agents; D011223:Praziquantel