Eosinophilic meningitis: what's the "diff"?
We report a case of a 22-year-old man who presented to the emergency department (ED) with altered mental status and was diagnosed with eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis (AC) acquired in the United States after exposure to snails.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital, Texas A&M-Christus Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency, Corpus Christi TX, USA; Department of Emergency Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. Electronic address: michael.adam.miller@us.army.mil.
Michael A
MA
Miller
Department of Emergency Medicine, Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital, Texas A&M-Christus Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency, Corpus Christi, TX, USA.
Michael
M
Menowsky
Department of Emergency Medicine, Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital, Texas A&M-Christus Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency, Corpus Christi, TX, USA.
Kimberly
K
Leeson
Department of Emergency Medicine, Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital, Texas A&M-Christus Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency, Corpus Christi, TX, USA.
Ben
B
Leeson
D017185:Angiostrongylus cantonensis; D000818:Animals; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult