Results 61 to 70 of about 4,519 (157)

Neuroangiostrongyliasis (Rat Lungworm Disease) in a Philippine Tertiary Center: Clinical experience, diagnostic challenges and review of literature

IDCases
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the leading parasitic cause of eosinophilic meningitis but there have been no cases of human infection reported from the Philippines.
Jao Jarro B. Garcia, Liamuel Giancarlo V. Untalan, Veeda Michelle M. Anlacan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Specificity of immunoblotting analyses in eosinophilic meningitis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011
Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Gnathostoma spinigerum are the two most common causative parasites of eosinophilic meningitis (EOM). Serological tests are helpful tools for confirming the identity of the pathogen.
Kanlayanee Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth, Pewpan M Intapan, Piyarat Khotsri, Jaturat Kanpittaya, Verajit Chotmongkol, Wanchai Maleewong   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eosinophilic meningitis Due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis

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, Anuwat Keerasuntonpong, Praphathip Eamsobhana, Kobkunl Danpukdee, Suchart Benjarassamerote   +4 more
doaj  

Eosinophilic Meningitis in a Toddler

Indian Pediatrics, 2021
Abinaya Geetha, Raveendrakumar, Gopika Sekhar, Remadevi, Elizabeth Kandathil, Eapen, AnilKumar Thangappakuruppu, Vijayamma, , Anjana   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Angiostrongylus cantonensis eosinophilic meningitis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1999
In the past 50 years, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis, has spread from Southeast Asia to the South Pacific, Africa, India, the Caribbean, and recently, to Australia and North America, mainly carried by cargo ship rats.
Pien, Francis D., Pien, Brian C.
openaire   +2 more sources

Meningoencefalitis Eosinofílica Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis

Revista Médica Electrónica, 2009
El Angiostrongylus cantonensis es la causa infecciosa más frecuente de meningoencefalitis eosinofílica en el niño en nuestro medio. El huésped definitivo de este nemátodo es la rata y los humanos se infectan por la ingestión de larvas en tercer estadio ...
Maritza Fariñas González, Rolando Medina Domínguez, María del C Godoy Guerra, Eldalina Rodríguez, Iliana Robainas Fiallo   +4 more
doaj  

Zoonotic Rat Lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Black Rats, Houston, Texas, 2024

Emerging Infectious Diseases
The Angiostrongylus cantonensis rat lungworm is a zoonotic nematode that infects several rat species. This nematode causes eosinophilic meningitis and meningoencephalitis in humans and other accidental hosts. We found a 20% prevalence of A.
Daniela A. Sierra, Tiana L. Sanders, Erin E. Edwards, Christine M. Molter, Guilherme G. Verocai   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Diagnosis of Severe Angiostrongylus cantonensis-Induced Eosinophilic Meningitis: A Case Report Emphasizing the Need for Accurate Detection Methods. [PDF]

Am J Case Rep, 2023
Luo WT, Hsu CH, Wu RC, Chen HP.
europepmc   +1 more source

Eosinophilic Meningitis [PDF]

, 2020
Prakaykaew Charunwatthana, Yupaporn Wattanagoon   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A Curious Case of Eosinophilic Meningitis in a Family in Southern India. [PDF]

Ann Indian Acad Neurol, 2022
Nambiar PN, Javed Ahamed TP, Sasidharan S, Mathew LC, Salam KA.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source