Eosinophilic Meningitis due toAngiostrongylusandGnathostomaSpecies
| Autor: | Frederick L. Schuster, Peter M. Schantz, James J. Sejvar, Carol A. Glaser, Lynn Ramirez-Avila, Sally Slome, Shilpa S. Gavali |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Adult
Male Microbiology (medical) Eosinophilic Meningitis Spirurida Infections Gnathostoma spinigerum Eosinophilia medicine Animals Humans Meningitis Angiostrongylus Gnathostoma Strongylida Infections Gnathostomiasis biology business.industry biology.organism_classification medicine.disease United States Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infectious Diseases Immunology Angiostrongyliasis business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Infectious Diseases. 48:322-327 |
| ISSN: | 1537-6591 1058-4838 |
| Popis: | Eosinophilic meningitis can be the result of noninfectious causes and infectious agents. Among the infectious agents, Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Gnathostoma spinigerum are the most common. Although angiostrongyliasis and gnathostomiasis are not common in the United States, international travel and immigration make these diseases clinically relevant. Both A. cantonensis and G. spinigerum infection can present as severe CNS compromise. Diagnoses of both infections can be challenging and are often clinical because of a paucity of serological assays readily available in the United States. Furthermore, there are conflicting recommendations about treatment for angiostrongyliasis and gnathostomiasis. To further explore the emerging nature of these helminthic infections, a case description and review of A. cantonensis and G. spinigerum infections are presented. The clinical severity of eosinophilic meningitis and diagnosis of these infections are highlighted. |
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