A severe eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by infection of Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
This paper reports a severe case of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis after infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
Department of Parasitology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Hua
H
Li
Feng
F
Xu
Jin-Bao
JB
Gu
Xiao-Guang
XG
Chen
D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017185:Angiostrongylus cantonensis; D000818:Animals; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000209:etiology*; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D015766:Albendazole