3 cause of eosinophilic #meningitis:
1⃣Angiostrongylus,
2⃣Baylisascaris, and
3⃣Gnathostomiasis.
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1⃣Angiostrongylus,
2⃣Baylisascaris, and
3⃣Gnathostomiasis.
#MedEd #IDTwitter
https://twitter.com/febrilepodcast/status/1443221240823435266
1) Angiostrongylus cantonensis: a common cause of human eosinophilic meningitis (neural angiostrongyliasis) and occasionally ocular disease.
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2) Baylisascaris procyonis, the raccoon roundworm, is a rare but serious cause of neurologic and ocular disease in humans.
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3) Most human infections are caused by G. spinigerum; other species confirmed to be zoonotic include G. hispidum, G. doloresi, G. binucleatum, and G. nipponicum.
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