Eosinophilic meningitis: A case series and review of literature of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Gnathostoma spinigerum.
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2015-01
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Eosinophilic meningitis is defi ned as the presence of >10 eosinophils/μL in cerebrospinal fl uid (CSF) or at least 10%
eosinophils in the total CSF leukocyte count. Eosinophilic meningitis has been reported in two case series and two case
reports in India till date and has not been reported in children below 15 years of age. We present two children with
eosinophilic meningitis with peripheral eosinophilia and the proposed etiologic agents based on the clinical setting and
their response to antihelminthic agents.
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Children, eosinophilic meningitis, Gnathostoma spinigerum
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Shah I, Barot S, Madvariya M. Eosinophilic meningitis: A case series and review of literature of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Gnathostoma spinigerum. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2015 Jan-Mar ; 33 (1): 154-158.