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Trichostatin A, a Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor, Alleviates Eosinophilic Meningitis Induced by Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection in Mice [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) has been used in the treatment of neurodegenerative or autoimmune diseases. Angiostrongyliasis cantonensis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection is an emerging zoonosis of human eosinophilic meningitis or ...
Yanhua Zhang, Yanhua Zhang, Yanhua Zhang, Hui Xie, Hui Xie, Hui Xie, Wenyan Tang, Xingda Zeng, Xingda Zeng, Xingda Zeng, Yu Lin, Lian Xu, Lian Xu, Lian Xu, Lihua Xiao, Jun Xu, Zhongdao Wu, Zhongdao Wu, Zhongdao Wu, Dongjuan Yuan   +19 more
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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, Sonja Bertschy, Kornelius Arn, Thomas Treumann, Marie-Therese Ruf, Beatrice Nickel, Daniel H. Paris, Andreas Neumayr, Johannes Blum   +8 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 Tropical
We 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, Dayse Souza de Pauli, Carlos Alexandre Martins Zicarelli, Vanessa Fey Pascoal, Estefany de Paula Paiva-Novaes, João Pedro Sarcinelli Chagas, Betina Bolina Kersanach, David Jamil Hadad, Letícia Karolini Walger-Schultz   +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, Sayaphet Rattanavong, Tehmina Bharucha, Onanong Sengvilaipaseuth, Audrey Dubot-Pérès, Paul N. Newton, Matthew T. Robinson   +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, Benjamin Rossi, Nicolas Argy, Catherine Baker, Beatrice Nickel, Hanspeter Marti, Virginie Zarrouk, Sandrine Houzé, Bruno Fantin, Agnès Lefort   +9 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, Thanaviratananich S, Ngamjarus C.   +2 more
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First case of neurognathostomiasis in Taiwan—A Thai laborer presenting with eosinophilic meningitis and intracranial hemorrhage

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2015
We report a case of neurognathostomiasis in a Thai laborer for the first time in Taiwan. For patients with eosinophilic meningitis, neurognathostomiasis should be considered when brain image discloses subarachnoid or intracranial hemorrhage and when an ...
Dar-Der Ji, Paron Dekumyoy, Wallop Pakdee   +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, Yu-Hsin Chen, Chuan-Min Yen, Susan Shin-Jung Lee, Yao-Shen Chen   +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, Jin Woo Lee, Yong Hui Park, Seo Hyun Kim   +3 more
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Is an Important Cause of Eosinophilic Meningitis in Southern Vietnam [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2017
Anh Nguyen, Tan Le Van, Guy Thwaites
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