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Angiostrongyliasis Cantonensis
Author(s) -
Scrimgeour E. M.,
Burke W. J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1979.tb04119.x
Subject(s) - angiostrongylus cantonensis , angiostrongyliasis , medicine , meningoencephalitis , lungworm , new guinea , serology , dermatology , pathology , helminths , immunology , ethnology , antibody , history
Summary: A case of Angiostrongyliasis cantonensis with eosinophilic meningoencephalitis, presenting in a Caucasian resident of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, is described. Diagnosis was supported by serological studies. This appears to be the first report of a case from New Britain.