Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus case report
- Author:
Nguyen Van De
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Meningoencephalitis
- MeSH:
Meningoencephalitis;
Angiostrongylus
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2003;0(5):14-16
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Angiostrongylosis is roundworm disease caused by Angiostrongylus. Angiostrongylus including 20 species parasitize mainly in mouse, among which two species cause disease in human are Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongylus costaricensis. Angiostrongylus cantonensis was found by Chen H.T in 1935 in China. For pediatric case records that having meningitis syndrome with symptoms of fever, headache, paralytic, cerebrospinal fluid clear or unclear but eosinophil increasing highly, it needs to think of meningitis caused by parasites and do immune test to Angiostrongylus to identify the cause. Early treatment will have good results and avoid severe consequences
