Angiostrongylus cantonensisInfection: A Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin in Pediatric Patients | Zendy

Catherine Foster | Zendy; Erin G. Nicholson | Zendy; Angela Chun | Zendy; Maya Gharfeh | Zendy; Sara Anvari | Zendy; Filiz O. Seeborg | Zendy; Michael A. Lopez | Zendy; Judith Campbell | Zendy; Lucila Marquez | Zendy; Jeffrey R. Starke | Zendy; Debra L. Palazzi | Zendy

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Angiostrongylus cantonensisInfection: A Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin in Pediatric Patients

Author(s) -

Catherine Foster,

Erin G. Nicholson,

Angela Chun,

Maya Gharfeh,

Sara Anvari,

Filiz O. Seeborg,

Michael A. Lopez,

Judith Campbell,

Lucila Marquez,

Jeffrey R. Starke,

Debra L. Palazzi

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciw606

Subject(s) - angiostrongylus cantonensis , medicine , fever of unknown origin , meningitis , immunology , pediatrics , helminths

Fever of unknown origin (FUO) in children is frequently caused by infectious diseases. Angiostrongylus cantonensis, while a primary cause of eosinophilic meningitis, is rarely a cause of FUO. We present 2 pediatric cases of FUO caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis acquired in Houston, Texas, outside its usual geographic distribution.

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