Eosinophilic Meningitis Due to Infection With Paragonimus kellicotti.
Paragonimus kellicotti is an emerging pathogen in the United States with 19 previously reported cases, most in Missouri. Pulmonary symptoms with eosinophilia are most common, though 1 case did involve the central nervous system with few symptoms. We describe the first 2 cases of eosinophilic meningitis due to Paragonimus kellicotti.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Nathan C
NC
Bahr
Infectious Diseases Specialty Clinic, CoxHealth, Springfield, Missouri, USA.
Robin L
RL
Trotman
Department of Neurology, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Hala
H
Samman
Vascular Neurology and Neurointerventional Surgery, CoxHealth, Springfield, Missouri, USA.
Richard S
RS
Jung
Department of Neurology, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Lee R
LR
Rosterman
Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
Gary J
GJ
Weil
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Daniel R
DR
Hinthorn
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D010238:Paragonimus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014481:United States
meningitis; paragonimus; trematoda; eosinophilia