Baylisascaris procyonis-Associated Meningoencephalitis in a Previously Healthy Adult, California, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 22(8): 1480-4, 2016 08.
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| ID: mdl-27434260
ABSTRACT
After severe neurocognitive decline developed in an otherwise healthy 63-year-old man, brain magnetic resonance imaging showed eosinophilic meningoencephalitis and enhancing lesions. The patient tested positive for antibodies to Baylisascaris spp. roundworms, was treated with albendazole and dexamethasone, and showed improvement after 3 months. Baylisascariasis should be considered for all patients with eosinophilic meningitis.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ascaridoidea
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Infecções por Ascaridida
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Meningoencefalite
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article