Meningitis patients with Angiostrongylus cantonensis may present without eosinophilia in the cerebrospinal fluid in northern Vietnam.

• Main Authors: Tomoko Hiraoka (Author), Ngo Chi Cuong (Author), Sugihiro Hamaguchi (Author), Mihoko Kikuchi (Author), Shungo Katoh (Author), Le Kim Anh (Author), Nguyen Thi Hien Anh (Author), Dang Duc Anh (Author), Chris Smith (Author), Haruhiko Maruyama (Author), Lay-Myint Yoshida (Author), Do Duy Cuong (Author), Pham Thanh Thuy (Author), Koya Ariyoshi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<h4>Background</h4>Eosinophilic meningitis (EM) is a rare clinical syndrome caused by both infectious and noninfectious diseases. In tropical pacific countries, Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common cause. However, the EM definition varies in the literature, and its relation to...