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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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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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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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 Due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis [PDF]
Siriraj Medical Journal, 2020 We report a 23 year old female who presented with a history of headache. She was admitted to a hospital in Nakornrachasrima province. Eosinophilic meningitis was diagnosed.
Supathra Tiewcharoen +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 caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis: case report in a patient with false-positive immunological test result for Neisseria meningitides. [PDF]
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao PauloEosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an uncommon disease in Brazil that occurs by ingesting slugs, water or food contaminated with the parasite.
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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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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.
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