A Case Report on Eosinophilic Meningitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis
<p><i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis in humans. It is usually caused by ingestion of raw or inadequately cooked intermediate hosts or food contaminated with infective third-stage larvae. We describe a case of eosinophilic meningi...
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| author | Jingyao Liu, Jiguo Gao, Chunkui Zhou |
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| description | <p><i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis in humans. It is usually caused by ingestion of raw or inadequately cooked intermediate hosts or food contaminated with infective third-stage larvae. We describe a case of eosinophilic meningitis caused by <i>A. cantonensis</i> in a male Chinese patient. The patient had a history of eating raw fish and snail. We describe the clinical features of the patient, the diagnostic process and treatments. We also provide a brief update for physicians on the characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic meningitis caused by <i>A. cantonensis</i>, with particular emphasis on the update of prevalence and treatment of the disease in China.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-78003996e53d41f2a3fae173112fea672022-12-21T18:15:15ZengIvyspring International PublisherInternational Journal of Medical Sciences1449-19072011-01-0186510513A Case Report on Eosinophilic Meningitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensisJingyao Liu, Jiguo Gao, Chunkui Zhou<p><i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis in humans. It is usually caused by ingestion of raw or inadequately cooked intermediate hosts or food contaminated with infective third-stage larvae. We describe a case of eosinophilic meningitis caused by <i>A. cantonensis</i> in a male Chinese patient. The patient had a history of eating raw fish and snail. We describe the clinical features of the patient, the diagnostic process and treatments. We also provide a brief update for physicians on the characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic meningitis caused by <i>A. cantonensis</i>, with particular emphasis on the update of prevalence and treatment of the disease in China.</p>http://www.medsci.org/v08p0510.htm |
| spellingShingle | Jingyao Liu, Jiguo Gao, Chunkui Zhou A Case Report on Eosinophilic Meningitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis International Journal of Medical Sciences |
| title | A Case Report on Eosinophilic Meningitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis |
| title_full | A Case Report on Eosinophilic Meningitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis |
| title_fullStr | A Case Report on Eosinophilic Meningitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case Report on Eosinophilic Meningitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis |
| title_short | A Case Report on Eosinophilic Meningitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis |
| title_sort | case report on eosinophilic meningitis caused by angiostrongylus cantonensis |
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