Eosinophilic Meningitis due to Gnathostoma spinigerum - 01/09/11
Doi : 10.1053/jinf.2002.1010
V.Lo Re f1, S.J. Gluckman
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Abstract |
We present a case of eosinophilic meningitis due to the tissue nematode Gnathostoma spinigerum in a patient with remote travel to Korea. G. spinigerum is found primarily in Southeast Asia, but cases are being increasingly diagnosed in non-endemic areas because of more extensive international travel. The organism has been known to persist in human tissues for over a decade, so earlier travel to endemic areas is important.
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Vol 45 - N° 2
P. 117-120 - août 2002 Retour au numéro
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