First report of human angiostrongyliasis acquired in Sydney

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 430-431

  Senanayake, Sanjaya N ^a   Pryor, Don S ^b   Walker, John ^c   Konecny, Pam ^b,d  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACICLOVIR; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOSE; PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLOSIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DROWSINESS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MENINGISM; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARESTHESIA; PHOTOPHOBIA; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; VOMITING;

EID: 0142198880     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05623.x     Document Type: Article

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