Elsberg syndrome with eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
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.
Furugen
Makoto
M
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.
Yamashiro
Shin
S
Tamayose
Maki
M
Naha
Yui
Y
Miyagi
Kazuya
K
Nakasone
Chikara
C
Uchihara
Teruhito
T
Haranaga
Shusaku
S
Azuma
Masato
M
Yara
Satomi
S
Shinzato
Takashi
T
Higa
Futoshi
F
Toma
Hiromu
H
Tateyama
Masao
M
Fujita
Jiro
J
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*
D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone