Eosinophilic meningitis attributable to Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in Hawaii: Clinical characteristics and potential exposures

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 685-690

  Hochberg, Natasha S ^a   Blackburn, Brian G ^b   Park, Sarah Y ^c   Sejvar, James J ^d   Effler, Paul V ^e   Herwaldt, Barbara L ^f  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EOSINOPHILIC MENINGITIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERESTHESIA; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENINGITIS; PARESTHESIA; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC SLUG; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HAWAII; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS;

EID: 80053909209     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0322     Document Type: Article

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