1st case of eosinophilic meningitis in Ivory Coat with the presence of a Parastrongylus sp. in the cerebrospinal fluid
Nozais, J.P.; Moreau, J.; Morlier, G.; Kouame, J.; Doucet, J.
Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique et de Ses Filiales 73(2): 179-182
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-9085 PMID: 6257411 Document Number: 155624
The authors report the first observation, in West Africa, of eosinophilic meningitis in an ivorian child who ingested raw Achatina sp. The presence of a Parastrongylus. sp. in the cerebrospinal fluid was detected.
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