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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection of Central Nervous System, Guiana Shield

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Emerging Infectious Diseases, (June 2018)
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3201%2Feid2406.180168

Abstract

We report a case of eosinophilic meningitis complicated by transverse myelitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a 10-year-old boy from Brazil who had traveled to Suriname. We confirmed diagnosis by serology and real-time PCR in the cerebrospinal fluid. The medical community should be aware of angiostrongyliasis in the Guiana Shield.

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