Recovery of Angiostrongylus cantonensis from cerebrospinal fluid of a child with eosinophilic meningitis.
Viable Angiostrongylus cantonensis was recovered from the cerebrospinal fluid of a 17-month-old boy with eosinophilic meningitis. Neurological findings were minimal, and the child had an uneventful recovery.
D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000469:parasitology*; D004804:Eosinophils; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D008681:Metastrongyloidea