학술논문
Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection of Central Nervous System, Guiana Shield.
Document Type
Case Study
Author
Defo, Antoine L.; Lachaume, Noémie; Cuadro-Alvarez, Emma; Maniassom, Chimène; Martin, Elise; Njuieyon, Falucar; Henaff, Fanny; Mrsic, Yajaira; Brunelin, Annabelle; Epelboin, Loic; Blanchet, Denis; Harrois, Dorothée; Desbois-Nogard, Nicole; Qvarnstrom, Yvonne; Demar, Magalie; Dard, Céline; Elenga, Narcisse
Source
Subject
*ANGIOSTRONGYLUS cantonensis
*ANGIOSTRONGYLOSIS
*CENTRAL nervous system diseases
*CEREBROSPINAL fluid
*TRANSVERSE myelitis
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Language
ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
We report a case of eosinophilic meningitis complicated by transverse myelitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a 10-year-old boy from Brazil who had traveled to Suriname. We confirmed diagnosis by serology and real-time PCR in the cerebrospinal fluid. The medical community should be aware of angiostrongyliasis in the Guiana Shield. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]