Cerebrospinal fluid eotaxin and eotaxin-2 levels in human eosinophilic meningitis associated with angiostrongyliasis

Cytokine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-141

  Intapan, Pewpan M ^a   Niwattayakul, Kanigar ^b   Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak ^a   Chotmongkol, Verajit ^a   Maleewong, Wanchai ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Muang Loei Ram Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Angiostrongyliasis; Cerebrospinal fluid; Eosinophilic meningitis; Eotaxin; Eotaxin 2

Indexed keywords

EOTAXIN; EOTAXIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC MENINGITIS ASSOCIATED ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HELMINTH; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MENINGITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMALS; CHEMOKINE CCL11; CHEMOKINE CCL24; CHILD; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; VERMES;

EID: 34848927798     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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