Severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis due to angiostrongylus cantonensis among young children in Sydney, Australia
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. We describe 2 cases among young children from Sydney, Australia, where locally acquired infection of children has not been reported previously. Both cases manifested as severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis,...
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| author | Morton, N. Britton, P. Palasanthiran, P. Bye, A. Sugo, E. Kesson, A. Ardern-Holmes, S. Snelling, Thomas |
| author_facet | Morton, N. Britton, P. Palasanthiran, P. Bye, A. Sugo, E. Kesson, A. Ardern-Holmes, S. Snelling, Thomas |
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| description | Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. We describe 2 cases among young children from Sydney, Australia, where locally acquired infection of children has not been reported previously. Both cases manifested as severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis, one resulting in death. Angiostrongyliasis must be considered in acute neurological presentations occurring among individuals who live in endemic areas. © 2013 The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-552532017-09-13T16:09:55Z Severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis due to angiostrongylus cantonensis among young children in Sydney, Australia Morton, N. Britton, P. Palasanthiran, P. Bye, A. Sugo, E. Kesson, A. Ardern-Holmes, S. Snelling, Thomas Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. We describe 2 cases among young children from Sydney, Australia, where locally acquired infection of children has not been reported previously. Both cases manifested as severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis, one resulting in death. Angiostrongyliasis must be considered in acute neurological presentations occurring among individuals who live in endemic areas. © 2013 The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55253 10.1093/cid/cit444 Oxford University Press unknown |
| spellingShingle | Morton, N. Britton, P. Palasanthiran, P. Bye, A. Sugo, E. Kesson, A. Ardern-Holmes, S. Snelling, Thomas Severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis due to angiostrongylus cantonensis among young children in Sydney, Australia |
| title | Severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis due to angiostrongylus cantonensis among young children in Sydney, Australia |
| title_full | Severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis due to angiostrongylus cantonensis among young children in Sydney, Australia |
| title_fullStr | Severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis due to angiostrongylus cantonensis among young children in Sydney, Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis due to angiostrongylus cantonensis among young children in Sydney, Australia |
| title_short | Severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis due to angiostrongylus cantonensis among young children in Sydney, Australia |
| title_sort | severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis due to angiostrongylus cantonensis among young children in sydney, australia |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55253 |