Baylisascaris procyonis–Associated Meningoencephalitis in a Previously Healthy Adult, California, USA

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Langelier, Charles ; Reid, Michael J. ; Halabi, Cathra ; Wietek, Natalie ; LaRiviere, Alejandro ; Shah, Maulik ; Wilson, Michael R. ; Chin-Hong, Peter ; Douglas, Vanja ; Kazacos, Kevin R. ; Babik, Jennifer M.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Albendazole Animals Anthelmintics Anti-Inflammatory Agents Ascaridida Infections Ascaridoidea Dexamethasone Dispatch Humans Male Meningoencephalitis Middle Aged

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(8):1480-1484.
• Pubmed ID:
  27434260
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4982180
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f880f2565b79e4323e8e05223d1649c699879a93572ce8e017677ebf96db8377
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/40856/cdc_40856_DS1.pdf
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