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Corticosteroid Treatment of Eosinophilic Meningitis [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2000
The role of corticosteroids in the treatment of eosinophilic meningitis has not been definitely established. Patients given a 2-week course of prednisolone (treatment group), 60 mg/day, were compared with those given placebo (control group) in a randomized, double-blind trial. Fifty-five patients were enrolled in each group.
V, Chotmongkol, K, Sawanyawisuth, Y, Thavornpitak   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Revisiting a Neglected Zoonosis: Molecular Identification of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Southern Indian Rodents

Zoonoses and Public Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic metastrongyloid nematode that causes eosinophilic meningitis and ocular angiostrongyliasis in humans and other accidental hosts. In India, reported human cases are sporadic, with several associated with monitor lizard consumption, while systematic studies remain limited.
Divakaran Pandian, Lucia Anettová, Barbora Červená, Chinnasamy Thirunavukkarasu, Vincenzo Veneziano, David Modrý   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correlation between CSF Glucose Level and Outcome on Adult Patients with Meningitis [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Meningitis is an inflammatory response to infection of leptomeningeal cells and subarachnoid space. The severity of the inflammation could be reflected on the CSF glucose level.
Sari, Pramita
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Infant Embryonal CNS Tumors: Molecular Insights and Treatment Considerations for Contemporary Pediatric Neuro‐Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, Volume 73, Issue 11, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Embryonal tumors comprise the majority of malignant central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms diagnosed in children under 3 years of age. Compared with their counterparts in older children, these tumors exhibit distinct molecular biology and a more aggressive clinical phenotype, while their management is complicated by the heightened ...
Sudarshawn Damodharan, Mariah Wright‐Nadkarni, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki, Girish Dhall   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eosinophilic meningitis following incomplete resection of a meningeal hydatid cyst.

, 2003
Cerebral hydatid cyst is a rare complication of cystic echinococcosis (CE), but is associated with substantial mortality and morbidity. The case is described of a patient presenting with cerebral CE, complicated by a postoperative eosinophilic meningitis
Bottieau, E., David, Philippe, Jacobs, F., Jacobs, Frédérique, David, P., Dewitte, O., De Witte, Olivier, Bottieau, Emmanuel   +7 more
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Idiopathic immune‐mediated polyarthritis in a dog associated with ionised hypercalcaemia and probable ischaemic dermatopathy

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, November 2026.
Abstract A 5‐year‐old, spayed, female Shiba Inu was presented with a 6‐week history of reduced appetite, lethargy and generalised stiffness, which showed only limited improvement despite anti‐inflammatory treatment. The most significant clinical abnormalities were pyrexia, stiffness, pain on joint manipulation and cutaneous lesions. Laboratory findings
Jeanne Bergeat, Eddy Nassif, Sarah Berger, Isabelle Lagrange, Noëlle Cochet‐Faivre, Pierre Deshuillers, Maxime Kurtz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Severe Pediatric MOGAD‐Associated ADEM With Persistent Neurological Morbidity and Later‐Onset Epilepsy of Uncertain Etiology: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT This report describes a 7‐year‐old boy with MOGAD presenting as severe ADEM with fever, encephalopathy, seizures, markedly elevated intracranial pressure, diffuse multifocal MRI abnormalities, and serum MOG‐IgG positivity. He required intravenous corticosteroids, plasma exchange, IVIG, and tocilizumab, followed by rehabilitation and ...
Desiree‐Anne Ramsaran, Garrett Gianneschi, Janet Elgallab   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scrub Typhus Meningoencephalitis With Concurrent Brucellosis in Rural Nepal: Diagnostic Challenges With Negative PCR in a Low‐Resource Setting

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2026.
Scrub typhus meningoencephalitis with concurrent Brucellosis. ABSTRACT Scrub typhus is an important cause of acute febrile illness in Nepal and can rarely present with meningoencephalitis and multiorgan involvement. We report a 32‐year‐old female farmer from rural Nepal who presented during the monsoon season with high‐grade fever, myalgia, vomiting ...
Pashupati Pokharel, Diwash Rai, Milan Bajracharya, Abhikshya Basnet, Bimal Sharma Chalise, Arati Baskota, Andrew B. Trotter   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Efficacy of albendazole-dexamethasone co-therapy against infection-induced plasminogen activators and eosinophilic meningitis

, 2014
Angiostrongyliasis is one of the common causes leading to eosinophilic meningitis. Tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) may play a role in the pathogenesis.
杜武俊, Lai, S.C., Tu, W.C.
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Angiostrongyliasis detected by next-generation sequencing in a ELISA-negative eosinophilic meningitis: A case report

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is an emerging method with the potential of pan-pathogen screening. This study described a case of eosinophilic meningitis (EoM) with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-negative results for Angiostrongylus ...
Yueli Zou, Hongzhi Guan, Honglong Wu, Hui Bu, Litian Yan, Yifei Zhu, Junying He   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source