title: Angiostrongylus meningitis associated with intraparenchymal cerebral haemorrhage.
abstract: Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonensis) is a nematode parasite found in Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific that is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis. We report a case of intraparenchymal cerebral haemorrhage associated with A. cantonensis meningitis. This complication has not previously been reported in the literature.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand. nikola.z.lilic@gmail.com.
authors: Nikola
authors: N
authors: Lilic
authors: Ben
authors: B
authors: Addison
mesh_terms: D017185:Angiostrongylus cantonensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D008849:Micronesia / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014195:Travel