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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| author | HU Mengting ZHANG Dong JIA Peiyao LU Minya ZHOU Menglan GUO Jiayu SU Huiting GAO Yi XI Jingyuan ZHU Huadong YANG Qiwen |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5b2f49a6b70147a8a6a268f80a7135d62024-12-05T03:51:15ZzhoEditorial Office of Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College HospitalXiehe Yixue Zazhi1674-90812024-11-011561463146710.12290/xhyxzz.2024-0066Eating Raw Snails Infected with Angiostrongylus Cantonensis Causes Eosinophilic Meningitis: A Case ReportHU Mengting0ZHANG Dong1JIA Peiyao2LU Minya3ZHOU Menglan4GUO Jiayu5SU Huiting6GAO Yi7XI Jingyuan8ZHU Huadong9YANG Qiwen10Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaEmergency Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaWe 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.https://xhyxzz.pumch.cn/article/doi/10.12290/xhyxzz.2024-0066angiostrongylus cantonensisparasiteeosinophilic meningitismetagenomic next-generation sequencing |
| spellingShingle | HU Mengting ZHANG Dong JIA Peiyao LU Minya ZHOU Menglan GUO Jiayu SU Huiting GAO Yi XI Jingyuan ZHU Huadong YANG Qiwen Eating Raw Snails Infected with Angiostrongylus Cantonensis Causes Eosinophilic Meningitis: A Case Report Xiehe Yixue Zazhi angiostrongylus cantonensis parasite eosinophilic meningitis metagenomic next-generation sequencing |
| title | Eating Raw Snails Infected with Angiostrongylus Cantonensis Causes Eosinophilic Meningitis: A Case Report |
| title_full | Eating Raw Snails Infected with Angiostrongylus Cantonensis Causes Eosinophilic Meningitis: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Eating Raw Snails Infected with Angiostrongylus Cantonensis Causes Eosinophilic Meningitis: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eating Raw Snails Infected with Angiostrongylus Cantonensis Causes Eosinophilic Meningitis: A Case Report |
| title_short | Eating Raw Snails Infected with Angiostrongylus Cantonensis Causes Eosinophilic Meningitis: A Case Report |
| title_sort | eating raw snails infected with angiostrongylus cantonensis causes eosinophilic meningitis a case report |
| topic | angiostrongylus cantonensis parasite eosinophilic meningitis metagenomic next-generation sequencing |
| url | https://xhyxzz.pumch.cn/article/doi/10.12290/xhyxzz.2024-0066 |
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