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Emerg Infect Dis
; 24(6): 1153-1155, 2018 06.
Artículo
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29774852
RESUMEN
We report a case of eosinophilic meningitis complicated by transverse myelitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a 10-year-old boy from Brazil who had traveled to Suriname. We confirmed diagnosis by serology and real-time PCR in the cerebrospinal fluid. The medical community should be aware of angiostrongyliasis in the Guiana Shield.