Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the cerebrospinal fluid of an adult male patient with eosinophilic meningitis in Thailand.
A living, fifth-stage female Angiostrongylus cantonensis 5 mm in length was discovered in the cerebrospinal fluid of a 21-year-old Thai male with eosinophilic meningitis, the second such case to be recorded from Thailand.
D000293:Adolescent; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000469:parasitology*; D004804:Eosinophils; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D008681:Metastrongyloidea; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D013785:Thailand
D011239:Prednisolone