Neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a malignant tumor of neural crest cells, the cells that give rise to the sympathetic nervous system, which is observed in children.

Meningitis

Inflammation of the meninges.


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PMID (PMCID)
30655046
 FEMALE Child
Opsoclonus in a child with neuroborreliosis: Case report and review of the literature.
Gibaud M, Pauvert O, Gueden S, Durigneux J, Van Bogaert P.
Arch Pediatr. 2019;26(2):118-119.
Work-up excluded the diagnosis of neuroblastoma, but CSF analysis showed aseptic meningitis, and serology for Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme) was positive.
23456533
 MALE Infant
Opsoclonus associated with salmonellosis in a 6-week-old infant.
Ahn AK, Bradley K, Pina-Garza JE.
J Child Neurol. 2014;29(7):952-4.
He was treated empirically for meningitis, and an initial workup for neuroblastoma including urine homovanillic acid and vanillylmandelic acid levels, abdominal ultrasonography, and computed tomography (CT) of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis was negative.