Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis due to neurotoxocariasis presenting as gross motor developmental regression in an infant: A Case Report

Autor:	TNP Suriapperuma, V Koculen, C Udagedara, KP Weerasekara
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	eosinophilic meningoencephalitis neurotoxocariasis tissue migrating helminths anti-toxocara antibodies anthelminthics Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 107-111 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2012-8169 2448-9654
DOI:	10.4038/sljid.v11i2.8342
Popis:	Eosinophilic meningitis is diagnosed when CSF contains >10 eosinophils/ml or at least 10% of eosinophils as a proportion of CSF leucocytes. The most common etiology of eosinophilic meningitis is tissue migrating helminths. We report a ten month old infant with neurotoxocariasis presenting as gross motor developmental regression and features of meningoencephalitis which is very rare in this age group. A dramatic improvement was observed within a few days of starting Albendazole and prednisolone and the patient recovered without residual neurological deficit. We conclude that neurotoxocariasis should be suspected in the presence of neurological symptoms along with eosinophilia in blood and/or CSF.
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