Chronic Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis by Prototheca Wickerhamii in an Immunocompetent Boy

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Jul;36(7):687-689. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001552.

Abstract

Human protothecosis is mainly a cutaneous infection caused by the Prototheca species. Prototheca wickerhamii is an established pathogen of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in dogs, but no eosinophilic pleocytosis of the cerebrospinal fluid has been reported in human cases of meningitis. Herein, we report a case of chronic protothecosis manifesting eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent boy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Chronic Disease
  • Eosinophilia*
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Infections*
  • Male
  • Meningoencephalitis*
  • Prototheca*