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Case Reports
. 2017 Oct;23(10):1756-1758.
doi: 10.3201/eid2310.170978.

Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in an Infant, Tennessee, USA

Tim Flerlage, Yvonne Qvarnstrom, John Noh, John P Devincenzo, Arshia Madni, Bindiya Bagga, Nicholas D Hysmith
Case Reports

Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in an Infant, Tennessee, USA

Tim Flerlage et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is the most common infectious cause of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis worldwide. This parasite is endemic to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, and its global distribution is increasing. We report A. cantonensis meningoencephalitis in a 12-month-old boy in Tennessee, USA, who had not traveled outside of southwestern Tennessee or northwestern Mississippi.

Keywords: Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Tennessee; United States; eosinophil-predominant pleocytosis; meningitis/encephalitis; mild hypoglycorrhacia; parasites; rat lungworm.

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