Optic neuritis secondary to angiostrongylus cantonensis infection

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 189-191

  Wang, Lu Chun ^a   Wang, I Hua ^b   Jou, Jieh Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Eosinophilic meningitis; Optic neuritis

Indexed keywords

LARVICIDAL AGENT; MEBENDAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR VISION DEFECT; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; OPTIC NEURITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS; OPTIC NEURITIS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

EID: 33745121845     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09273940600657702     Document Type: Article

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