[PDF][PDF] Fatal autochthonous eosinophilic meningitis in a Jamaican child caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis
JF Lindo, CT Escoffery, B Reid… - American Journal of …, 2004 - researchgate.net
JF Lindo, CT Escoffery, B Reid, G Codrington, C Cunningham-Myrie, ML Eberhard
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2004•researchgate.netA fatal case of infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis is reported in a 14-month-old
Jamaican boy. Although infection with Angiostrongylus was not considered initially, sections
of multiple worms were observed in the brain and lungs at autopsy and confirmed the
infection. This is the first reported fatality due to this infection in the Western Hemisphere,
and follows shortly after an outbreak of eosinophilic meningitis among a group of travelers to
Jamaica. The source of infection in this case could not be determined.
Jamaican boy. Although infection with Angiostrongylus was not considered initially, sections
of multiple worms were observed in the brain and lungs at autopsy and confirmed the
infection. This is the first reported fatality due to this infection in the Western Hemisphere,
and follows shortly after an outbreak of eosinophilic meningitis among a group of travelers to
Jamaica. The source of infection in this case could not be determined.
Abstract
A fatal case of infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis is reported in a 14-month-old Jamaican boy. Although infection with Angiostrongylus was not considered initially, sections of multiple worms were observed in the brain and lungs at autopsy and confirmed the infection. This is the first reported fatality due to this infection in the Western Hemisphere, and follows shortly after an outbreak of eosinophilic meningitis among a group of travelers to Jamaica. The source of infection in this case could not be determined.
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