Eating Raw Snails Infected with Angiostrongylus Cantonensis Causes Eosinophilic Meningitis: A Case Report
| Autor: | HU Mengting, ZHANG Dong, JIA Peiyao, LU Minya, ZHOU Menglan, GUO Jiayu, SU Huiting, GAO Yi, XI Jingyuan, ZHU Huadong, YANG Qiwen |
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| Jazyk: | čínština |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Xiehe Yixue Zazhi, Vol 15, Iss 6, Pp 1463-1467 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1674-9081 2024-0066 |
| DOI: | 10.12290/xhyxzz.2024-0066 |
| Popis: | We report a case of a male patient who developed persistent fever and central nervous system symptoms after eating raw snails for 10 days. The patient was diagnosed with Angiostrongyliasis depended on the clinical presentation, epidemiological history, and etiological results. The patient recovered after receiving albendazole anthelmintic and dexamethasone anti-inflammatory therapy. This article incorporates literature review to sort out the diagnosis and treatment of this patient, in order to provide feasible reference for clinicians. |
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