title: [Intrathecal synthesis of immunoglobulins in meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935)].
abstract: Four cases of eosinophil meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis are studied. The cytochemical study of the cerebrospinal fluid of these patients found a prevalence of eosinophils with increased IgE. Serum showed a variable behavior of immunoglobulins except for the increase of total IgE. All patients showed IgG and IgA synthesis and there was IgM synthesis in one patient. The percentage of intrathecal synthesis was variable and IgE synthesis manifests in two trends with an equal number of cases.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Dorta Contreras
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrá Valdés
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Plana Bouly
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Díaz Martínez
mesh_terms: D000801:Angiostrongylus; D000818:Animals; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D007223:Infant; D008433:Mathematics; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000276:immunology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes
vernacular_title: Síntesis intratecal de inmunoglobulinas en meningoencefalitis producida por Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935).