Panackel C, Cherian G, Vijayakumar K, Sharma R N
Department of Medicine, Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala - 686 575, India.
Indian J Med Microbiol. 2006 Jul;24(3):220-1.
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a nematode parasite that inhabits the pulmonary arteries and heart of rodents. It is one of the causative agents of fatal eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in man. We present five cases of eosinophilic meningitis presumably due to infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis . All the five patients gave history of ingestion of monitor lizard within ten days of onset of symptoms.
广州管圆线虫是一种寄生于啮齿动物肺动脉和心脏的线虫寄生虫。它是人类致命嗜酸性粒细胞性脑膜脑炎的病原体之一。我们报告了5例推测因感染广州管圆线虫引起的嗜酸性粒细胞性脑膜炎病例。所有5例患者均有在症状出现前10天内食用巨蜥的病史。
