%0 Journal Article
%T Eosinophilic meningitis caused by infection of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a traveler
%A GUAN Hongzhi
%A HOI Chupeng
%A CUI Liying
%A CHEN Lin
%J Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery
%D 2013
%I Tianjin Huanhu Hospital
%R 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2013.01.012
%X A 55-year-old female traveler returning from South China with acute onset of meningitis, presenting with eosinophilic pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid was reported. The etiological diagnosis of angiostrongyliasis was confirmed by detection of specific serum antibody against Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Angiostrongyliasis should be considered as a major differential diagnosis for eosinophilic meningitis in the travelers to endemic regions.
%K Angiostrongylus cantonensis
%K meningitis
%K ensinophilia
%K cerebrospinal fluid
%K cytology
%U http://www.cjcnn.org/index.php/cjcnn/article/view/648