title: A case report on eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
abstract: Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis in humans. It is usually caused by ingestion of raw or inadequately cooked intermediate hosts or food contaminated with infective third-stage larvae. We describe a case of eosinophilic meningitis caused by A. cantonensis in a male Chinese patient. The patient had a history of eating raw fish and snail. We describe the clinical features of the patient, the diagnostic process and treatments. We also provide a brief update for physicians on the characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic meningitis caused by A. cantonensis, with particular emphasis on the update of prevalence and treatment of the disease in China.
authors: Department of Neurology, Jilin University First Hospital, Changchun 130031, China.
authors: Jingyao
authors: J
authors: Liu
authors: Jiguo
authors: J
authors: Gao
authors: Chunkui
authors: C
authors: Zhou
mesh_terms: D017185:Angiostrongylus cantonensis; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D003296:Cooking; D004199:Disease Vectors; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D005511:Food Handling; D016266:Food Parasitology; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D017747:Seafood / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000469:parasitology*; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000635:transmission; D055815:Young Adult