Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis: an emergent disease in Brazil
AUTOR(ES)
Morassutti, Alessandra Loureiro, Thiengo, Silvana Carvalho, Fernandez, Monica, Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak, Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos
FONTE
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2014-07
RESUMO
Eosinophilic meningitis (EoM) is an acute disease that affects the central nervous system. It is primarily caused by infection with the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis. This infection was previously restricted to certain Asian countries and the Pacific Islands, but it was first reported in Brazil in 2007. Since then, intermediate and definitive hosts infected with A. cantonensis have been identified within the urban areas of many states in Brazil, including those in the northern, northeastern, southeastern and southern regions. The goals of this review are to draw the attention of the medical community and health centres to the emergence of EoM in Brazil, to compile information about several aspects of the human infection and mode of transmission and to provide a short protocol of procedures for the diagnosis of this disease.
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