Eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
Indian J Med Microbiol
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2006 Jul; 24(3): 220-1
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-53753
ABSTRACT
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.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Thailand
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Humans
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Male
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Food Parasitology
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis
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Adult
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Lizards
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Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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