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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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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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Clinical features and course of Angiostrongylus cantonensis eosinophilic meningitis in patients receiving supportive therapy [PDF]
Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2020 Acute severe headache is the main presentation of eosinophilic meningitis (EOM) caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Oral corticosteroid treatment is effective in reduction of duration of headache but may be contraindicated in particular patients. This
Kanlayanee Sawanyawisuth +10 more
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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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Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2011 BackgroundWith the improvement of public health, eosinophilic meningitis associated with Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection is now seldom reported in Taiwan. Eosinophilic meningitis typically occurred sporadically in children.
Hung-Chin Tsai +2 more
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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 +19 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is the major cause of eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. Rats serve as the definitive host of the nematode, but humans can be infected incidentally, leading to eosinophilic meningitis.
Hung-Chin Tsai +5 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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Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2023 Introduction: Eosinophilic meningitis is diagnosed by the presence of at least 10% eosinophils in CSF (Cerebrospinal fluid). Aetiological factors may be the use of collagen based dural substitutes, floseal, bioglue, silastic reservoir, or parasitic or ...
Indranil Chakraborty +3 more
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A Case Report on Eosinophilic Meningitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis
International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2011 Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis in humans. It is usually caused by ingestion of raw or inadequately cooked intermediate hosts or food contaminated with infective third-stage larvae.
Jingyao Liu, Jiguo Gao, Chunkui Zhou
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