Eosinophilic meningitis caused by infection of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a traveler

A 55-year-old female traveler returning from South China with acute onset of meningitis, presenting with eosinophilic pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid was reported. The etiological diagnosis of angiostrongyliasis was confirmed by detection of specific serum antibody against Angiostrongylus can...

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Main Authors: Hong-zhi GUAN, Chu-peng HOI, Li-ying CUI, Lin CHEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tianjin Huanhu Hospital 2013-01-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.cjcnn.org/index.php/cjcnn/article/view/648