title: Severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis among young children in Sydney, Australia.
abstract: Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. We describe 2 cases among young children from Sydney, Australia, where locally acquired infection of children has not been reported previously. Both cases manifested as severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis, one resulting in death. Angiostrongyliasis must be considered in acute neurological presentations occurring among individuals who live in endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Randwick Campus.
authors.forename: Nikola J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Britton
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Palasanthiran
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bye
authors.forename: Ella
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sugo
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kesson
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ardern-Holmes
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Snelling
mesh_terms: D017185:Angiostrongylus cantonensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Angiostrongylus cantonensis; children; eosinophilia; meningoencephalitis; susceptibility-weighted imaging