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Eosinophilic meningitis due to A. Cantonensis revealed at autopsy
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2022 Parasitic infection of the central nervous system could be fatal, and its incidence is rising due to increasing worldwide travel. Amongst the various nematodes, Angiostrongylus contonensis is the commonest and causes eosinophilic meningitis.
Jayashri P Chaudhari +2 more
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Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Eosinophilic meningitis is diagnosed when CSF contains >10 eosinophils/ml or at least 10% of eosinophils as a proportion of CSF leucocytes. The most common etiology of eosinophilic meningitis is tissue migrating helminths.
TNP Suriapperuma +3 more
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Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2013 Eosinophilic meningitis or encephalitis is a rare disorder and is most commonly caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Humans are accidentally infected when they ingest raw snails or vegetables contaminated with the parasite larvae.
Chang-Wei Hsueh +3 more
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Release of Lungworm Larvae from Snails in the Environment: Potential for Alternative Transmission Pathways [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Gastropod-borne parasites may cause debilitating clinical conditions in animals and humans following the consumption of infected intermediate or paratenic hosts.
A Di Cesare +51 more
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Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms after daclizumab therapy in MS [PDF]
, 2018 Currently, 12 cases (including our patient) of autoimmune encephalitis/encephalopathy after daclizumab therapy in MS are known worldwide and led to voluntary withdrawal of marketing authorization for daclizumab by the manufacturer Biogen (press release ...
Harms, Lutz +7 more
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Full Recovery from Baylisascaris procyonis Eosinophilic Meningitis
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 Infection by Baylisascaris procyonis is an uncommon but devastating cause of eosinophilic meningitis. We report the first case-patient, to our knowledge, who recovered from B. procyonis eosinophilic meningitis without any recognizable neurologic deficits.
Poulomi J. Pai +4 more
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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 +4 more
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Childhood Eosinophilic meningitis: two case reports
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Eosinophilic meningitis (EM) is a rare form of meningitis caused by parasitic infestations, Hypereosinophilic syndrome and neoplasms. Case Presentation: We present two EM cases with no clear evidence of parasitic infestation or malignancy,
I. Kankananarachchi +4 more
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Activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis contributes to the immunosuppression of mice infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis [PDF]
, 2016 PCR primers used in this study.
Ai-ling Chen +7 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002 After an outbreak in 2000 of eosinophilic meningitis in tourists to Jamaica, we looked for Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats and snails on the island. Overall, 22% (24/109) of rats harbored adult worms, and 8% (4/48) of snails harbored A.
John F. Lindo +10 more
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