title: Eosinophilic meningitis: a case series and review of literature of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Gnathostoma spinigerum.
abstract: Eosinophilic meningitis is defined as the presence of >10 eosinophils/μL in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or at least 10% eosinophils in the total CSF leukocyte count. Eosinophilic meningitis has been reported in two case series and two case reports in India till date and has not been reported in children below 15 years of age. We present two children with eosinophilic meningitis with peripheral eosinophilia and the proposed etiologic agents based on the clinical setting and their response to antihelminthic agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consultant, Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barot
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madvariya
mesh_terms: D017185:Angiostrongylus cantonensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006039:Gnathostoma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D058429:Gnathostomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics