Global neurologic deficits with baylisascaris encephalitis in a previously healthy teenager.
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.
Chun
Colleen S
CS
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR, USA. Colleen.Chun@kp.org
Kazacos
Kevin R
KR
Glaser
Carol
C
Bardo
Dianna
D
Dangoudoubiyam
Sriveny
S
Nash
Robert
R
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D017191:Ascaridida Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001199:Ascaridoidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone