Eosinophilic Meningitis due to in Children.

Meningoencephalitis is not a rare disease in children. However, eosinophilic meningitis due to is unusual in the pediatric population. We describe the case of a 12-year-old girl from the central area of Vietnam with eosinophilic meningitis due to . The patient lived in a rural area, where farming is widespread, and presented with fever and headache. Laboratory results showed peripheral eosinophilia, a cerebrospinal fluid white blood cell count of 730/mm with 65% eosinophils. Cerebrospinal fluid ELISA was positive for , and blood ELISA was positive for . The presentation was consistent with a diagnosis of eosinophilic meningitis. The patient recovered fully after administration of albendazole (200 mg/day for 2 weeks), as well as intravenous dexamethasone (0.6 mg/kg/day every 8 h) and mannitol (1.5 g/kg/day every 8 h) for the first 3 days, followed by 5 days of oral prednisolone (2 mg/kg/day).