title: Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis after ingestion of raw frogs.
abstract: Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis in humans after ingestion of raw or inadequately cooked intermediate hosts or food contaminated with infective third-stage larvae. Frogs are known to be a paratenic host of A. cantonensis, but have never been reported as the infectious source of human angiostrongyliasis in Taiwan. We report the first case of eosinophilic meningitis caused by A. cantonensis after ingestion of raw frogs (Rana plancyi).
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, Republic of China. laich6363@yahoo.com.tw
authors.forename: Chung-Hsu
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Chuan-Min
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Chuen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: Hsing-Chun
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Hung-Chang
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Hsi-Hsun
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017185:Angiostrongylus cantonensis / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D016266:Food Parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D011898:Ranidae / Q000469:parasitology; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth