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Ocular Angiostrongyliasis – First Case Report from Jamaica

, 2009
A 30-year old female presented with a one-month history of blurred vision in her left eye. Examination revealed a live motile worm in the anterior chamber of the left eye.
H Vaughan, L Mowatt, A Mattis, A Lue, J Lindo   +4 more
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Abdominal Angiostrongyliasis: A Presentation of Eosinophilic Granulomatous Colitis

, 2017
We present a case of a 4-year-old girl with abdominal angiostrongyliasis who presented with persistent fevers, hepatosplenomegaly, acute abdominal pain, and eosinophilia.
Timothy Walls, Mary Yang, Jason Y. Park, Dominick Cavuoti, Nandini Channabasappa, Paul Southern, Michelle A. Gill   +6 more
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Severe angiostrongyliasis with neuropsychiatric symptoms in vulnerable adults: Early diagnosis via next-generation sequencing and successful treatment

Angiostrongylus cantonensis (AC) is a parasite that occasionally infects humans, causing eosinophilic meningitis (EM). In this study, we identified two adult males with severe angiostrongyliasis being treated at the ICU.
Run Liu, Yingqiong Wang, Fengyun Wang, Yefeng Yang, Xiaozhi Wang, Mei Wang, Xiaomiao Tang, Chengji Jin, Jing Wang, Juanjuan Wu, Chengzhi Xie   +10 more
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Less common parasitic infections in Southeast Asia that can produce outbreaks

, 2010
The culturally deeply rooted habit of eating raw or undercooked foodstuffs, coupled with inadequate hygiene practices and lack of separation between foodstuff and wildlife in parts of Southeast Asia have repeatedly led to outbreaks due to rare parasitic ...
Sayasone, S., Peter Odermatt, Somphou Sayasone, Odermatt, P., Lv, S., Shan Lv   +5 more
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Cerebrospinal angiostrongyliasis in five captive tamarins (Sanguinus spp)

, 1998
Four cotton-top tamarins (Sanguinus oedipus oedipus) and one emperor tamarin (S imperator subgrisescens) housed in a zoo became depressed, anorexic, paraparetic and eventually paralysed.
Campbell, G. L., Grennan, J., Pass, M. A., Mudie, A., Carlisle, M. S., Prociv, P.   +5 more
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Angiostrongyliasis

Sohal RJ, Gilotra TS, Nguyen AD, Nguyen AD, Lui F.   +4 more
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Diagnosis of abdominal angiostrongyliasis by PCR from sera of patients

, 2003
Abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic infection caused by an intra-vascular nematode parasitic of wild rodents, Angiostrongylus costaricensis.
Graeff-Teixeira Carlos, Silva Ana Cristina Arámburu da, Zaha Arnaldo   +2 more
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Immunochromatographic test for rapid serological diagnosis of human angiostrongyliasis

, 2018
Objectives: The serological diagnosis of human infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis remains problematic because there are no commercially available validated tests.
Eamsobhana, Praphathip, Wanachiwanawin, Darawan, Tungtrongchitr, Anchalee, Yong, Hoi Sen   +3 more
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Live intraocular

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose: To report a rare case of intraocular angiostrongyliasis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Vietnam and to highlight its clinical features and management.
Hai Xuan Ho, Thanh Ngoc Tran, Thoa Thi Doan, Bich Nguyen Ngoc   +3 more
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A case of infantile toxocariasis diagnosed with difficulty to differentiate from angiostrongyliasis

An infant case showing a long term persisted eosinophilia in the peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid was diagnosed as toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans by Toxocara canis).
知念, 正夫, Asato, Ryuji, Otsuru, Masamitsu, 佐藤, 良也, 安里, 龍二, Chinen, Masao, 大鶴, 正満, Sato, Yoshiya   +7 more
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