title: An interesting case of eosinophilic meningitis.
abstract: Angiostrongylus cantonensis is one of the causative agents of eosinophilic meningitis. Humans get infected when they ingest raw or partially cooked snails or monitor lizards (Varanus bengalensis). There is a popular belief that the tongue and the liver of the monitor lizard has aphrodisiac properties. A 20-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a history of fever, headache and vomiting. His cerebrospinal fluid revealed eosinophilia. He gave a history of the ingestion of a monitor lizard, ten days prior to the onset of the symptoms. So, a diagnosis of eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis was made. He was treated with oral albendazole and prednisolone. His symptoms improved gradually within two weeks from his admission.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Kasturba Medical College , Mangalore (affiliated to Manipal University).
authors.forename: Shivanand
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Madi
authors.forename: Basavaprabhu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Achappa
authors.forename: Soundarya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahalingam
authors.forename: Rakshith
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kendambadi
keywords: Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Eosinophilic meningitis; Monitor lizard