title: Fatal Human Meningoencephalitis due to Halicephalobus Nematodes, Germany.
abstract: Infections with Halicephalobus nematodes, causative agents of severe meningoencephalitis in horses, have rarely been reported in humans. In this study, the clinical, serological, cytokine, and histopathological findings of a rapidly progressive and eventually fatal meningoencephalitis in a previously healthy human are described. The helminth was finally diagnosed by specific polymerase chain reactions from post mortem tissue.
authors.affiliation: Institutes of Pathology.
authors.forename: Camelia-Maria
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Monoranu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Müllges
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroradiology , University Hospital Würzburg , Germany.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keppler
authors.affiliation: Hygiene and Microbiology , University of Würzburg.
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brehm
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology , Cleveland Clinic , Ohio.
authors.forename: Sarah L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ondrejka
authors.affiliation: Bernhard Nocht Institute , Hamburg , Germany.
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Muntau
authors.affiliation: Bernhard Nocht Institute , Hamburg , Germany.
authors.forename: Egbert
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tannich
authors.affiliation: Institutes of Pathology.
authors.forename: Hans Konrad
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Müller-Hermelink
authors.affiliation: Bernhard Nocht Institute , Hamburg , Germany.
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tappe
keywords: Halicephalobus; PCR; horses; meningoencephalitis; nematode