Mannose-binding lectin deficiency with eosinophilic meningoencephalitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis in children: A case series

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Padilla Docal, Bárbara ^a   Dorta Contreras, Alberto J ^a   Bu Coifiu Fanego, Raisa ^a   Martínez Alderete, René H ^a   De Paula Almeida, Olga Susana ^a   Reiber, Hansotto ^b   Jensenius, Jens Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS DE LA HABANA   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3C; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN;

ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; EOSINOPHILIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

EID: 79960656436     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-330     Document Type: Article

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