Eosinophilic Meningitis and Intraocular Infection Caused by Dirofilaria sp. Genotype Hongkong

Autor:	Aruna S. Jyotsna, Kollencheri Puthenveettil Vinayan, Lalitha Biswas, Sujithra Haridas, Arun G. Roy, Parasmal Suresh, Anil Kumar
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	dirofilariasis eosinophilic meningitis meningitis/encephalitis ocular parasite intraocular infection Dirofilaria Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 5, Pp 1532-1534 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2705.203599
Popis:	Eosinophilic meningitis caused by human diroflarial infection is rare. We report a case of eosinophilic meningitis and concomitant intraocular dirofilarial infection in India. Sequencing of the mitochondrial genome identified the worm as Dirofilaria sp. genotype Hongkong, a close relative of D. repens nematodes.
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