Open AccessThe Brief Case: Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis in a Returned Traveler
Author(s) -
Kunatum Prasidthrathsint,
Julia B. Lewis,
Marc Roger Couturier
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02427-16
Subject(s) - angiostrongylus cantonensis , angiostrongyliasis , meningitis , medicine , lungworm , eosinophilic , biology , pathology , immunology , helminths , surgery
A 22-year-old male without significant prior medical history presented to the hospital with headache and double vision of 1 monthu0027s duration. He reported a trip to the island of Hawaii 1.5 months prior, where he spent time on the beach, including in the ocean, and ate various types of seafood,
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