A blind passenger: a rare case of documented seroconversion in an Angiostrongylus cantonensis induced eosinophilic meningitis in a traveler visiting friends and relatives [PDF]
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2019 Background Eosinophilic meningitis (EOM) is a rare condition that is caused by various communicable and non-communicable factors. The rat-lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which is associated with consumption of raw or undercooked paratenic or ...
Tobias Brummaier +8 more
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Eosinophilic meningitis: Report of three cases from a hilly area in Kerala
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2019 Normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) does not contain eosinophils. The presence of >10 eosinophils/μL in CSF or at least 10% eosinophils in total CSF leukocyte count confirms eosinophilic meningitis.
Bindu Varghese +7 more
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Gnathostoma infection after ingestion of raw fish is a probable cause of eosinophilic meningitis in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina TropicalWe report a case of eosinophilic meningitis associated with the ingestion of raw fish (Cichla sp.) from the Brazilian Amazon, likely caused by Gnathostoma. A 36-year-old male visited Juruena river on a fishing trip.
Carlos Graeff-Teixeira +8 more
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Persons with Eosinophilic Meningitis, Laos [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 Definitive identification of Angiostrongylus cantonensis parasites from clinical specimens is difficult. As a result, regional epidemiology and burden are poorly characterized.
Damien K.Y. Ming +6 more
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Autochthonous Case of Eosinophilic Meningitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, France, 2016 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 We report a case of a 54-year-old Moroccan woman living in France diagnosed with eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Diagnosis was based on clinical symptoms and confirmed by testing of serum and cerebrospinal fluid samples ...
Yann Nguyen +9 more
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Neuroangiostrongyliasis (Rat Lungworm Disease) in a Philippine Tertiary Center: Clinical experience, diagnostic challenges and review of literature [PDF]
IDCasesAngiostrongylus cantonensis is the leading parasitic cause of eosinophilic meningitis but there have been no cases of human infection reported from the Philippines.
Jao Jarro B. Garcia +2 more
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Corticosteroids for parasitic eosinophilic meningitis. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2015 Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonensis) is the major cause of infectious eosinophilic meningitis. Dead larvae of this parasite cause inflammation and exacerbate symptoms of meningitis. Corticosteroids are drugs used to reduce the inflammation caused by this parasite.To assess the efficacy and safety of corticosteroids for the treatment of ...
Thanaviratananich S +2 more
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Increased 14-3-3β and γ protein isoform expressions in parasitic eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in mice. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 The 14-3-3 proteins are cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers of neuronal damage during infectious meningitis and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Little is known about dynamic changes in the individual isoforms in response to parasitic eosinophilic meningitis ...
Hung-Chin Tsai +4 more
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Eosinophilic Meningitis Associated with Toxocariasis [PDF]
Journal of Neurocritical Care, 2015 Background: Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Toxocara canis comes from neural larva migrans. It is a rare disease associated with toxocariasis. Case Report: We report a 39-year-old man who was admitted with febrile sensation, headache, and myalgia for ...
Jin Kyo Choi +3 more
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Eosinophilic meningitis from bovine graft duraplasty treated without explantation
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2022 Aseptic cerebrospinal fluid eosinophilia is a rare complication associated with the use of bovine dural graft. It is thought to represent an inflammatory response to the foreign body.
Kersandra Begley, Jonathon Parkinson
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