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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, Murali Krishna Menon, Thara Pratap, A Moheen, Jomy Mathew, T P Vijayan, M P Tomy, Muhammed Jasim Abdul Jalal   +7 more
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A national surveillance of eosinophilic meningitis in Thailand [PDF]

Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2022
Introduction: Eosinophilic meningitis (EOM) is an emerging infectious disease worldwide. The most common cause of EOM is infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis One possible method of monitoring and control of this infection is surveillance and ...
Noppadol Aekphachaisawat, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth, Sittichai Khamsai, Watchara Boonsawat, Somsak Tiamkao, Panita Limpawattana, Wanchai Maleewong, Chetta Ngamjarus   +7 more
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Extensive myelitis with eosinophilic meningitis after Chimeric antigen receptor T cells therapy. [PDF]

EJHaem, 2022
Immune effector cell‐associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) is a frequent adverse event after Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR‐T cells). A patient treated with anti‐CD19 CAR‐T cells for a refractory mantle cell lymphoma presented at Day 8 post ...
Le Calvez B, Eveillard M, Decamps P, Aguilar J, Seguin A, Canet E, Grain A, Touzeau C, Tessoulin B, Gastinne T.   +9 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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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Is an Important Cause of Eosinophilic Meningitis in Southern Vietnam [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2017
We utilized polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to demonstrate that Angiostrongylus cantonensis was responsible for 67.3% of 55 cases of eosinophilic meningitis from a cohort of 1,690 adult patients with CNS infection at a tertiary hospital in southern ...
Tran thi Hong Chau, Nguyen Thi Thu Hong, Nguyen To Anh   +2 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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Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis: case report in a patient with false-positive immunological test result for Neisseria meningitides. [PDF]

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an uncommon disease in Brazil that occurs by ingesting slugs, water or food contaminated with the parasite.
Alvarez MNP, León JSS, da Silva TM, de Castro RDM, Hilbig A, de Melo LCV, Graeff-Teixeira C, Pasqualotto AC.   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

An Interesting Case of Eosinophilic Meningitis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is one of the causative agents of eosinophilic meningitis. Humans get infected when they ingest raw or partially cooked snails or monitor lizards (Varanus bengalensis). There is a popular belief that the tongue and the liver
Shivanand Pai, Deepak Madi, Basavaprabhu Achappa, Soundarya Mahalingam, Rakshith Kendambadi   +4 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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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 ...
Han-Wei Huang, Paron Dekumyoy, Wallop Pakdee   +2 more
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