ReviewClinical microbiology reviews2009
Update on eosinophilic meningoencephalitis and its clinical relevance.
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113 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 284 citations in OpenAlex.
- Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of neuroangiostrongyliasis: updated recommendations.Parasitology · 2021Guideline
- Updated evidence of the association between toxocariasis and epilepsy: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Pooled it
- Neurotoxocariasis: a systematic literature review.Infection · 2016Pooled it
- Clinical recovery of severe infantileWorld journal of clinical pediatrics · 2026Article
- Dynamic alterations and potential roles of gut microbiota and metabolites in Angiostrongylus cantonensis-infected mice and rats.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2026Article
- Sensitive Detection of Foodborne Parasitic Larvae Using a Sieving-qPCR Workflow: Application to Angiostrongylus cantonensis.Journal of food science · 2026Article
- Presumed parasitic meningoencephalitis following fresh snail exposure: physiotherapy interventions and functional outcomes in two distinct families and one solo case.BMC neurology · 2026Article
- Albendazole-doxycycline combination therapy alleviates MRI- and pathology-evident neuroinflammation and restores IL-33/GFAP balance in mouse neuroangiostrongyliasis.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Cross-sectional assessment of Angiostrongylus cantonensis transmission risk mediated by invasive apple snails in Jiangsu province of China.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Eosinophil recruitment and activation in the central nervous system of patients with subarachnoid neurocysticercosis.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2025Article
- Insights into the biology of the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis.Parasites & vectors · 2025Review
- Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningo-Encephalitis in Children-Heightened Awareness Needed During Prolonged Wet Weather Conditions.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2025Observational
- Activation of the COX-2/mPGES-1/PGE-2 cascade through the NLRP3 inflammasome contributes to Angiostrongylus cantonensis-induced eosinophilic meningoencephalitis.Parasitology research · 2025Article
- Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis Occurred during Oral Corticosteroid Tapering and after Switching from Anti-IL-5 to Anti-IgE Treatment.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2025Article
- Surveillance of land molluscs infected by Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda) reveals risk areas for zoonotic eosinophilic meningitis in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz · 2025Article
- Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningoencephalitis in Three Pediatric Patients in Florida, USA.Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society · 2024Article
- Detection of rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) infection by real-time PCR from the peripheral blood of animals: a preliminary study.Parasitology research · 2024Article
- Insights into the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and differential diagnosis of schistosomiasis.European journal of microbiology & immunology · 2024Review
- Inflammatory and immunopathological differences in brains of permissive and non-permissive hosts with Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection can be identified using 18F/FDG/PET-imaging.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis successfully treated with glucocorticoids and intravenous immunoglobulin: a case report.Encephalitis (Seoul, Korea) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis is caused by a variety of helminthic infections. These worm-specific infections are named after the causative worm genera, the most common being angiostrongyliasis, gnathostomiasis, toxocariasis, cysticercosis, schistosomiasis, baylisascariasis, and paragonimiasis. Worm parasites enter an organism through ingestion of contaminated water or an intermediate host and can eventually affect the central nervous system (CNS). These infections are potentially serious events leading to sequelae or death, and diagnosis depends on currently limited molecular methods. Identification of parasites in fluids and tissues is rarely possible, while images and clinical examinations do not lead to a definitive diagnosis. Treatment usually requires the concomitant administration of corticoids and anthelminthic drugs, yet new compounds and their extensive and detailed clinical evaluation are much needed. Eosinophilia in fluids may be detected in other infectious and noninfectious conditions, such as neoplastic disease, drug use, and prosthesis reactions. Thus, distinctive identification of eosinophils in fluids is a necessary component in the etiologic diagnosis of CNS infections.
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