1.
Indian J Med Microbiol
;
2006 Jul; 24(3): 220-1
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-53753
RESUMO
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a nematode parasite that inhabits the pulmonary arteries and heart of rodents. It is one of the causative agents of fatal eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in man. We present five cases of eosinophilic meningitis presumably due to infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis . All the five patients gave history of ingestion of monitor lizard within ten days of onset of symptoms.
Assuntos
Adulto , Angiostrongylus cantonensis/isolamento & purificação , Animais , Parasitologia de Alimentos , Humanos , Lagartos/parasitologia , Masculino , Tailândia
2.
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-89472
RESUMO
Levocardia with situs inversus is a rare condition. We present the case of a fourteen-year-old boy with congenital cyanotic heart disease, isolated levocardia and splenic abscess. It is the first report of both these conditions occurring in the same person.