Elsberg Syndrome with Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis

A 42-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a history of fever, headache and disorientation. His cerebrospinal fluid revealed eosinophilia and his serum had an antibody against Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonensis). Then, he was diagnosed as eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Internal Medicine 2006, Vol.45(22), pp.1333-1336
Hauptverfasser:	Furugen, Makoto, Yamashiro, Shin, Tamayose, Maki, Naha, Yui, Miyagi, Kazuya, Nakasone, Chikara, Uchihara, Teruhito, Haranaga, Shusaku, Azuma, Masato, Yara, Satomi, Shinzato, Takashi, Higa, Futoshi, Toma, Hiromu, Tateyama, Masao, Fujita, Jiro
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administration, Oral Adult Angiostrongylus cantonensis Angiostrongylus cantonensis - immunology Animals Antibodies, Helminth - blood Elsberg syndrome Eosinophilia - complications Eosinophilia - pathology eosinophilic meningoencephalitis Glucocorticoids - administration & dosage Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Humans Male Meningoencephalitis - cerebrospinal fluid Meningoencephalitis - complications Meningoencephalitis - parasitology Meningoencephalitis - therapy Prednisolone - administration & dosage Prednisolone - therapeutic use Spinal Puncture Strongylida Infections - diagnosis Syndrome Urinary Retention - etiology
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