Eosinophilic meningitis: what's the "diff"?

Michael A Miller; Michael Menowsky; Kimberly Leeson; Ben Leeson

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2013.08.015

Eosinophilic meningitis: what's the "diff"?

Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Jan;32(1):107.e5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.08.015. Epub 2013 Sep 21.

Authors

Michael A Miller¹, Michael Menowsky², Kimberly Leeson², Ben Leeson²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital, Texas A&M-Christus Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency, Corpus Christi TX, USA; Department of Emergency Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital, Texas A&M-Christus Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency, Corpus Christi, TX, USA.

PMID: 24060328
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.08.015

Abstract

We report a case of a 22-year-old man who presented to the emergency department (ED) with altered mental status and was diagnosed with eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis (AC) acquired in the United States after exposure to snails.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angiostrongylus cantonensis*
Animals
Emergency Service, Hospital
Eosinophilia / diagnosis
Eosinophilia / parasitology*
Eosinophilia / pathology
Humans
Male
Meningitis / diagnosis
Meningitis / parasitology*
Meningitis / pathology
Snails / parasitology
Strongylida Infections / diagnosis*
Strongylida Infections / pathology
Young Adult