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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 79(4), 2008, pp. 568-570
Copyright © 2008 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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A Severe Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis Caused by Infection of Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Hua Li, Feng Xu, Jin-Bao Gu, AND Xiao-Guang Chen*
Department of Parasitology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Department of Neurological Internal Medicine, Wuyi Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Jiangmen, China

 

ABSTRACT

This paper reports a severe case of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis after infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis.

Received March 30, 2008. Accepted for publication June 20, 2008.

Acknowledgments: The authors thank Prof. Anthony A. James and Dr. Jennifer Juhn for critical review of the manuscript and Yanping Chen for assistance in the analysis of MRI. The American Committee on Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’ Health (ACCTMTH) assisted with publication expenses.

Financial support: This work was supported by a grant from the Ministry of Scientific and Technology of People’s Republic of China to XGC (2003BA712A03-07).

Disclosure: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

* Address correspondence to Xiao-Guang Chen, Department of Parasitology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou GD 510515, China. E-mail: xgchen{at}fimmu.com

Authors’ addresses: Hua Li, Jin-Bao Gu, and Xiao-Guang Chen, Department of Parasitology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou GD 510515, China. Feng Xu, Department of Neurological Internal Medicine, Wuyi Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Jiangmen, GD 529030, China.






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