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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v549i3.13969
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Vol. 549 No. 3 (2025)
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Đào Hữu, N., Nguyễn Thị Thu, H., Nguyễn Văn, L., Đỗ Thiện, H., & Ngô Anh, V. (2025). CHARACTERISTICS AND TREATMENT RESULTS OF EOSINOPHILIC MENINGITIS AT THE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. Vietnam Medical Journal, 549(3). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v549i3.13969

CHARACTERISTICS AND TREATMENT RESULTS OF EOSINOPHILIC MENINGITIS AT THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Nam Đào Hữu, Hiền Nguyễn Thị Thu, Lâm Nguyễn Văn, Hải Đỗ Thiện, Vinh Ngô Anh

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Eosinophilic meningitis is a rare disease that has been reported a lot in the world. Currently, there are few studies on this disease in children in Vietnam. A cross-sectional, retrospective study on 78 children diagnosed with eosinophilic meningitis at the National Children's Hospital in 4 years from July 2020 to June 2024. The proportion of boys was 57.7%, girls was 42.3%, the median age was 29 months (18-90.4). The most common symptoms were fever (92.3%), vomiting, projectile vomiting (62.8%), headache (44.9%), stiff neck (41%). 88.5% of patients had absolute eosinophilia (EO) in the blood > 500 cells (TB)/mm3. The average percentage of eosinophils in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was 41.6 ± 19.3%. The median number of eosinophils in CSF was 320 (82-450) cells/mm3. CSF protein was slightly increased, CSF glucose was normal. The most common abnormalities on brain MRI were ventricular dilatation (25%), white matter lesions (23.4%), and meningitis (21.9%). Treatment results: 91% discharged, 12.8% with sequelae, 2.6% death/return.

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eosinophilic meningitis, children, parasitic infection, National Children's Hospital.

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