Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in an Infant, Tennessee, USA.

Flerlage, Tim; Qvarnstrom, Yvonne; Noh, John; Devincenzo, John P; Madni, Arshia; Bagga, Bindiya; Hysmith, Nicholas D

Flerlage, Tim; Qvarnstrom, Yvonne; Noh, John; Devincenzo, John P; Madni, Arshia; Bagga, Bindiya; Hysmith, Nicholas D.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 23(10): 1756-1758, 2017 10.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28930003

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Angiostrongylus cantonensis/isolation & purification; Eosinophilia/diagnosis; Meningoencephalitis/diagnosis; Strongylida Infections/diagnosis; Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use; Albendazole/therapeutic use; Angiostrongylus cantonensis/drug effects; Angiostrongylus cantonensis/immunology; Angiostrongylus cantonensis/pathogenicity; Animals; Antibodies, Helminth/blood; Eosinophilia/drug therapy; Eosinophilia/parasitology; Humans; Infant; Male; Meningoencephalitis/drug therapy; Meningoencephalitis/parasitology; Rats; Strongylida Infections/drug therapy; Strongylida Infections/parasitology; Strongylida Infections/transmission

Key words

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Tennessee; United States; eosinophil-predominant pleocytosis; meningitis/encephalitis; mild hypoglycorrhacia; parasites; rat lungworm

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Strongylida Infections / Angiostrongylus cantonensis / Eosinophilia / Meningoencephalitis Limits: Animals / Humans / Infant / Male Language: En Year: 2017 Type: Article

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