Eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis with confirmed finding of intrathecal parasite;Meningite eosinofílica por Angiostrongylus cantonensis com confirmação intratecal do parasita

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 261-

  Somsri, Wiwanitkit ^a   Viroj, Wiwanitkit ^b,c,d  

^a Hainan Medical University ^*

^b HAINAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NI   (Serbia)

^d JOSEPH AYOBABALOLA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; EOSINOPHILIC MENINGITIS; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS; NOTE; SEIZURE; SNAIL;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMANS; MENINGITIS; SNAILS; TRACHEA;

EID: 84897877282     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20130237     Document Type: Note

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