Eosinophilic Meningitis: Eleven-Year Experience at Texas Children's Hospital

Margaret G Taylor; Alexander Ankar; Avner Meoded; Imad T Jarjour; Sarah Risen; J Chase McNeil

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.08.011

Eosinophilic Meningitis: Eleven-Year Experience at Texas Children's Hospital

J Pediatr. 2022 Dec:251:202-208.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.08.011. Epub 2022 Aug 14.

Authors

Margaret G Taylor¹, Alexander Ankar², Avner Meoded³, Imad T Jarjour², Sarah Risen², J Chase McNeil⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Electronic address: maggie.taylor@bcm.edu.
² Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
³ Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
⁴ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Electronic address: jm140109@bcm.edu.

PMID: 35977618
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.08.011

Abstract

Eosinophilic meningitis can be caused by various etiologies and is reported mostly in tropical climates. The diagnosis is rare in the continental US, presenting challenges for management. Following a case of pediatric eosinophilic meningitis, we reviewed our 11-year experience with this diagnosis at a large US children's hospital.

Keywords: Baylisascaris procyonis; case series; eosinophilic meningitis; helminths; neural larval migrans.

Publication types

Review
Case Reports
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Ascaridida Infections* / diagnosis
Ascaridoidea*
Child
Hospitals
Humans
Meningitis* / diagnosis
Texas / epidemiology

Grants and funding

R01 HS026896/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States