An interesting case of eosinophilic meningitis

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 734-735

  Pai, Shivanand ^a   Madi, Deepak ^a   Achappa, Basavaprabhu ^a   Mahalingam, Soundarya ^a   Kendambadi, Rakshith ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Eosinophilic meningitis; Monitor lizard

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; GLUCOSE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHIL MENINGITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENINGITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; GASTROPODA; VARANUS; VARANUS BENGALENSIS;

EID: 84875911540     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/4743.2897     Document Type: Article

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