Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis with permanent sequelae

The youngest patient with eosinophilic meningoencephalitis to be reported from Australia, an 11-month-old girl, is presented here. The diagnosis of angiostrongyliasis was based on the exclusion of other possibilities, the strongly-positive results of serological examination and the findings of an en...

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Published inMedical journal of Australia Vol. 147; no. 6; p. 294
Main Authors Prociv, P, Tiernan, J R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia 21.09.1987
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Angiostrongylus - immunology
Angiostrongylus - isolation & purification
Animals
Antibodies - analysis
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Eosinophilia - complications
Eosinophilia - diagnosis
Eosinophilia - etiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Meningoencephalitis - complications
Meningoencephalitis - diagnosis
Meningoencephalitis - etiology
Nematode Infections - complications
Nematode Infections - diagnosis
Nematode Infections - transmission
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Summary:The youngest patient with eosinophilic meningoencephalitis to be reported from Australia, an 11-month-old girl, is presented here. The diagnosis of angiostrongyliasis was based on the exclusion of other possibilities, the strongly-positive results of serological examination and the findings of an environmental survey. Clinical signs of serious brain damage, with persistent blindness, profound mental retardation, spasticity and epilepsy more than three years later, indicate that this infection is not always as benign as is considered generally.
ISSN:0025-729X
DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1987.tb133461.x