He presented with localized peritonitis and then developed eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. Angiostrongylus cantonensis was the causative agent. This was confirmed by the positive serology test. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The objective of the present paper is to present the association between MBL deficiency and meningoencephalitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis in three children. [link.springer.com]

• Fever

  Most of them presented with subacute to chronic headache and fever, followed by acute coma. Cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities were similar to alert patients with eosinophilic meningitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  He had low-grade fever lasting few days at the onset. He consulted several physicians and ENT surgeons during that one-month period for his recent onset of severe headache. [annalsofian.org]

  Abstract 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 ). [jstage.jst.go.jp]

• Pain

  The presenting symptoms for these patients included fever (100%), severe headache (100%), body pain, abdominal pain (80%) and arthralgia (70%). One patient each presented with radicular pain and seizures. [annalsofian.org]

  The major symptoms of the patients had severe headache and pain in the trunk and limbs. Increased eosinophlic count in peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid was noted. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Volume 1 covers the visual sensory system, the autonomic nervous system, the ocular motor system, the eyelid, facial pain and headache, and nonorganic disease. Volume 2 covers tumors, the phacomatoses, and vascular disease. [books.google.com]

  For example, people with EM caused by A. cantonensis often have tingling or painful feelings in their skin and may have a low-grade fever. All three of these parasites sometimes infect the eye(s). [cdc.gov]

• Disability

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  All three parasites, but most commonly Baylisascaris, can cause severe illness, such as with loss of coordination and muscle control, weakness/paralysis, coma, permanent disability, or death. [cdc.gov]

  Mortality is high, and survivors almost always are severely disabled. Treatment is mostly supportive. [clinicaladvisor.com]

• Epilepsy

  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. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  These diseases and conditions affect the nervous system directly (sometimes with lethal consequences) and/or are associated with severe neurological sequels such as epilepsy, cognitive deficits, and sleep disruption. [books.google.com]

  Quattrocchi G, Nicoletti A, Marin B, Bruno E, Druet-Cabanac M, Preux PM: Toxocariasis and epilepsy: systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2012;6:e1775. [karger.com]

• Pathologist

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  Michael D Nissen, MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Society for Microbiology, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, and Royal College of Pathologists [emedicine.medscape.com]

• Vomiting

  Fever, nausea, vomiting, hepatomegaly, neck stiffness, and cranial nerve palsies were all more common in children than in adults. [parasitol.kr]

  The clinical diagnosis of the illness was fever, vomiting and irritation, together with a cerebrospinal fluid analysis with the presence of eosinophils and high cellular countdown in this biological liquid. [link.springer.com]

  As with meningitis caused by other infections, people who develop symptomatic EM from these parasites can have headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, photophobia (sensitivity to light), and/or altered mental status (confusion). [cdc.gov]

  Three days before hospitalization, the patient had a fever (37.5-38ºC), and a continuous headache with nausea but no vomiting. He had no myotonia or convulsion. [medsci.org]

• Nausea

  Fever, nausea, vomiting, hepatomegaly, neck stiffness, and cranial nerve palsies were all more common in children than in adults. [parasitol.kr]

  As with meningitis caused by other infections, people who develop symptomatic EM from these parasites can have headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, photophobia (sensitivity to light), and/or altered mental status (confusion). [cdc.gov]

  Three days before hospitalization, the patient had a fever (37.5-38ºC), and a continuous headache with nausea but no vomiting. He had no myotonia or convulsion. [medsci.org]

  A 51-year-old man of Tongan ethnicity presented to the Emergency Department with a 3-week history of right-sided headache and two episodes of nausea and vomiting on the day of presentation. [nzma.org.nz]

• Diplopia

  Some patients have stiff neck, numbness of face or limbs, photophobia and diplopia. Symptoms at the acute stage may last from one week to 2 months or even longer. [medsci.org]

• Facial Pain

  Volume 1 covers the visual sensory system, the autonomic nervous system, the ocular motor system, the eyelid, facial pain and headache, and nonorganic disease. Volume 2 covers tumors, the phacomatoses, and vascular disease. [books.google.com]

• Meningism

  Corticosteroids seem to be ineffective in severe eosinophilic meningitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  MRI showed significant meningeal involvement and changes in the left superior cerebellar peduncle. [jnnp.bmj.com]

  What is Meningitis (Eosinophilic meningitis) Statistics on Meningitis (Eosinophilic meningitis) Risk Factors for Meningitis (Eosinophilic meningitis) Progression of Meningitis (Eosinophilic meningitis) Symptoms of Meningitis (Eosinophilic meningitis) [myvmc.com]

  He had no meningeal signs, papilledema or any other neurological deficits. CECT scan of brain was normal. CSF showed severe eosinophilia. [annalsofian.org]

• Headache

  Case 6 A sixty-year-old lady presented with severe headache of two weeks duration. She had a history of tension type headache for nearly forty years. She was treated for tension type headache without any improvement. [annalsofian.org]

  Most of them presented with subacute to chronic headache and fever, followed by acute coma. Cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities were similar to alert patients with eosinophilic meningitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Seizure

  During the hospital stay he had several generalized seizures. Lumbar CSF showed plenty of eosinophils. [annalsofian.org]

  Ultimately, loss of milestones and regression develop, leading to posturing, spasticity, paresis, seizures, and ocular or cranial nerve involvement. Mortality is high, and survivors almost always are severely disabled. [clinicaladvisor.com]

  However he then proceeded to have a seizure-like episode and was referred to the general medicine department. Relevant blood tests that were performed are shown in Table 1. [nzma.org.nz]

  His clinical course was complicated by hydrocephalus requiring a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, recurrent episodes of ventilator-associated pneumonia, and seizures that were difficult to control despite multiple antiepileptic drugs. [mja.com.au]

  […] system is thought to be very rare and may lead to a variety of neurological disorders such as eosinophilic meningitis [ 4 ], eosinophilic meningoencephalitis [ 5 ], eosinophilic myelitis [ 6 ], cerebral vasculitis [ 7 ], optic neuritis [ 8 ], epileptic seizures [karger.com]

• Neck Stiffness

  Fever, nausea, vomiting, hepatomegaly, neck stiffness, and cranial nerve palsies were all more common in children than in adults. [parasitol.kr]

  There was photophobia and neck stiffness but neurological examination was otherwise normal. Initial CT brain imaging was normal. CSF examination revealed raised protein of 0.89 and 640 mononuclear cells. [jnnp.bmj.com]

  On admission, he was afebrile, and physical examination showed papilledema, neck stiffness, and generalized hyperreflexia but no muscle weakness. [ajnr.org]

• Tingling

  For example, people with EM caused by A. cantonensis often have tingling or painful feelings in their skin and may have a low-grade fever. All three of these parasites sometimes infect the eye(s). [cdc.gov]

  At the next, acute stage, patients have severe fever and headache with nausea, vomiting and abnormal sensations of the skin (e.g., numbness, pain, tingling, burning). [medsci.org]

(See Presentation, Workup, Treatment, and Medication.) Linam et al presented a survivor of amebic meningoencephalitis in North America. [emedicine.medscape.com]

• Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormality

  Cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities were similar to alert patients with eosinophilic meningitis. None of them had received antihelmintic drug and seven patients were treated with corticosteroids. Ten patients died and one patient is still in a coma. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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His consciousness did not recover after supportive treatment. The MRI of the brain showed diffuse enlargement of the ventricular system two weeks after the diagnosis was made. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This condition generally follows a benign, self-limited course. 1 Rarely, the parasite causes meningoencephalitis, which should be considered a related but distinct clinical entity with a dramatically poorer prognosis. [mja.com.au]

Prognosis is very poor with or without treatment. The usual therapy includes antihelminthic agents plus steroids. [clinicaladvisor.com]

MR findings in eosinophilic meningoencephalitis may aid premortem diagnosis and help predict the prognosis by establishing the location of lesions and defining the extent of brain tissue damage. [ajnr.org]

Prognosis These infections are nearly uniformly fatal. The mortality rate remains greater than 90%, even with combination antimicrobial therapy. [5] The high mortality rate is likely because of delayed diagnosis and poor response to therapy. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Thus, distinctive identification of eosinophils in fluids is a necessary component in the etiologic diagnosis of CNS infections. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Parasitic infection of the CNS is the most common cause of EM although rarely it can be due to other etiologies [Table - 3]. [annalsofian.org]

Eosinophilic meningitis in Thailand: epidemiologic studies of 484 typical cases and the etiologic role of Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1970 ; 19 : 950 -958 Punyagupta S. [ajnr.org]

Therefore, we diagnosed eosinophilic meningitis, but at this point, the etiology was uncertain. No parasitic organism was found in the feces. [karger.com]

Epidemiologic studies of 484 typical cases and the etiologic role of Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1970;19: 950-958. PMID: 5531201. 12. Wan KS, Weng WC. Eosinophilic meningitis in a child raising snails as pets. [parasitol.kr]

METHODS: The clinical and laboratory data as well as the epidemiological information concerning 18 patients with eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis were analyzed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Many questions remain unanswered about the host-parasite relationship, its epidemiology and public health significance. Veterinarians and clinicians are interested in its importance as a zoonosis. [books.google.com]

Epidemiologic observations in 484 typical cases of eosinophilic meningitis caused by A. cantonensis were reported from Thailand by Punyagupta et al in 1970 (10). [ajnr.org]

Eosinophilic meningitis in Thailand: Epidemiologic studies of 484 typical cases and the etiologic role of Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1970;19:950-8. [ PUBMED ] 6. [annalsofian.org]

Meningoencephalitis by Naegleria fowleri: epidemiological study in Anzoategui state, Venezuela. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2006 May-Jun. 39(3):264-8. [Medline]. Parija SC, Dinoop K, Venugopal H. [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Pathophysiology PAM can occur in previously healthy young individuals exposed to warm, especially stagnant, fresh water. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Author information 1 Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases (First Department of Internal Medicine), Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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