Eosinophilic Meningitis: A Case Report

Fathima Naja; Vinod Varghese; Siby Joseph

Eosinophilic Meningitis: A Case Report

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences,2020,10,3,2307-2308.

Published:November 2020

Type:Case Report

Authors:

Author(s) affiliations:

Fathima Naja¹, Vinod Varghese², Siby Joseph³

^1,3Department of Pharmacy Practice, St. Joseph’s college of Pharmacy, Cherthala, Kerala, INDIA.

²Department of Neurology, Lourdes Hospital, Cochin, Kerala, INDIA.

Abstract:

Eosinophilic meningitis is defined as the presence of more than 10 eosinophils/mm3 in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and/or eosinophils accounting for more than 10 percent of CSF leukocytes. Angiostrongyliasis, the most common infectious cause of eosinophilic meningitis, results from infection by the parasite nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Here we report a case of eosinophilic meningitis due to A. Cantonensis in a 46 years old male patient.

Keywords:Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Eosinophilic Meningitis