title: Elsberg syndrome with eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
abstract: A 42-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a history of fever, headache and disorientation. His cerebrospinal fluid revealed eosinophilia and his serum had an antibody against Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonensis). Then, he was diagnosed as eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by A. cantonensis. He was treated with repeated lumbar punctures and oral prednisolone. Although a symptom he had been suffering from at the time of his admission was urinary retention, this symptom disappeared as his general condition improved. Therefore his case was considered to be Elsberg syndrome with eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by A. cantonensis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases (First Department of Internal Medicine), Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furugen
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashiro
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamayose
authors.forename: Yui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naha
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyagi
authors.forename: Chikara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nakasone
authors.forename: Teruhito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchihara
authors.forename: Shusaku
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haranaga
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azuma
authors.forename: Satomi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yara
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shinzato
authors.forename: Futoshi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Higa
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toma
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tateyama
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D017185:Angiostrongylus cantonensis / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone