Angiostrongylus cantonensis eosinophilic meningitis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-163

  Pien, Francis D ^a,b   Pien, Brian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Eosinophilic meningitis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IVERMECTIN; MANNITOL; MEBENDAZOLE; PREDNISONE; TIABENDAZOLE;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; EOSINOPHILIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LARVA; MENINGITIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PARESTHESIA; RAT; REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING;

EID: 0032868333     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(99)90039-5     Document Type: Review

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