A Child with Raccoon Roundworm Meningoencephalitis: A Pathogen Emerging in your Own Backyard? | Zendy

Jan Hájek | Zendy; Yvonne Yau | Zendy; Peter J. Kertes | Zendy; Teesta Soman | Zendy; Suzanne Laughlin | Zendy; Ronik Kanani | Zendy; Kevin R. Kazacos | Zendy; Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam | Zendy; Mary Anne Opavsky | Zendy

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A Child with Raccoon Roundworm Meningoencephalitis: A Pathogen Emerging in your Own Backyard?

Author(s) -

Jan Hájek,

Yvonne Yau,

Peter J. Kertes,

Teesta Soman,

Suzanne Laughlin,

Ronik Kanani,

Kevin R. Kazacos,

Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam,

Mary Anne Opavsky

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2009/304625

Subject(s) - meningoencephalitis , pathogen , biology , virology , microbiology and biotechnology

Raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) is a cause of devastating neural and ocular disease. The first documented case of raccoon roundworm encephalitis in Canada, in a seven-year-old boy who presented with severe neurological impairment, is presented. His significant recovery illustrates the importance of clinical suspicion and the benefit of early treatment.

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