Angiostrongylus eosinophilic meningitis associated with sensorineural hearing loss

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-58

  Chotmongkol, Verajit ^a   Yimtae, Kwanchanok ^a   Intapan, Pewpan M ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHIL MENINGITIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MENINGITIS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RIGIDITY; SNAIL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMALS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

EID: 1642457402     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221504322731664     Document Type: Article

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