Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection: A Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin in Pediatric Patients

作者：Foster Catherine E^*; Nicholson Erin G; Chun Angela C; Gharfeh Maya; Anvari Sara; Seeborg Filiz O; Lopez Michael A; Campbell Judith R; Marquez Lucila; Starke Jeffrey R; Palazzi Debra L

来源：Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2016, 63(11): 1475-1478.

DOI：10.1093/cid/ciw606

• FUO
• eosinophilic meningitis
• Angiostrongylus cantonensis
• pediatric

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.

• 出版日期2016-12-1