Eating Raw Snails Infected with Angiostrongylus Cantonensis Causes Eosinophilic Meningitis: A Case Report

Eating Raw Snails Infected with Angiostrongylus Cantonensis Causes Eosinophilic Meningitis: A Case Report

We report a case of a male patient who developed persistent fever and central nervous system symptoms after eating raw snails for 10 days. The patient was diagnosed with Angiostrongyliasis depended on the clinical presentation, epidemiological history, and etiological results. The patient recovered...

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Main Authors: HU Mengting, ZHANG Dong, JIA Peiyao, LU Minya, ZHOU Menglan, GUO Jiayu, SU Huiting, GAO Yi, XI Jingyuan, ZHU Huadong, YANG Qiwen
Format: Article
Language:zho
Published: Editorial Office of Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2024-11-01
Series:Xiehe Yixue Zazhi
Subjects:
angiostrongylus cantonensis
parasite
eosinophilic meningitis
metagenomic next-generation sequencing
Online Access:https://xhyxzz.pumch.cn/article/doi/10.12290/xhyxzz.2024-0066
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Summary:We report a case of a male patient who developed persistent fever and central nervous system symptoms after eating raw snails for 10 days. The patient was diagnosed with Angiostrongyliasis depended on the clinical presentation, epidemiological history, and etiological results. The patient recovered after receiving albendazole anthelmintic and dexamethasone anti-inflammatory therapy. This article incorporates literature review to sort out the diagnosis and treatment of this patient, in order to provide feasible reference for clinicians.
ISSN:1674-9081

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