Spinal cord involvement in a child with raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) meningoencephalitis. Pediatr Radiol 2012 Mar;42(3):369-73
Date
06/02/2011Pubmed ID
21629989DOI
10.1007/s00247-011-2151-yScopus ID
2-s2.0-84863474288 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 17 CitationsAbstract
A 14-month-old previously healthy boy developed progressively worsening neurological symptoms secondary to eosinophilic meningoencephalitis with myelitis caused by raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) infection. MRI demonstrated T2 hyperintensity and enhancement of the cerebral white matter, cerebellum and spinal cord. Prior case reports have described signal abnormality within the brains of patients with raccoon roundworm neural larva migrans (NLM). This is a unique case in which spinal cord involvement was established by imaging. Knowledge of this combination of imaging findings expands the known imaging phenotype of this noteworthy infection.
Author List
Kelly TG, Madhavan VL, Peters JM, Kazacos KR, Silvera VMAuthor
Teresa G. Kelly MD Associate Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AnimalsAscaridida Infections
Ascaridoidea
Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Raccoons
Spinal Cord