Eosinophilic Meningitis Associated with Toxocariasis

Eosinophilic myositis Associated with Sarcocystis in Sheep

Expect the Unexpected: A Case of Isolated Eosinophilic Meningitis in Toxocariasis

We present the case of a young police officer suffering from headache without other neurological symptoms caused by isolated eosinophilic meningitis, which resulted from an infection with Toxocara cati, along with a discussion of the differential diagnosis.

Eosinophilic Cholecystitis Associated with Papillary Hyperplasia of Gall Bladder

Eosinophilic cholecystitis (EC) is a rare entity that presents in a manner comparable to acute cholecystitis. The diagnosis is based on classical symptoms of cholecystitis with the presence of eosinophils (>90%) within the gallbladder. EC has been reported alone (idiopathic EC) or in combination with manifestations such as eosinophilic cholangitis, hypereosinophilic syndromes, and parasitic inf...

Corticosteroid treatment of eosinophilic meningitis.

The role of corticosteroids in the treatment of eosinophilic meningitis has not been definitely established. Patients given a 2-week course of prednisolone (treatment group), 60 mg/day, were compared with those given placebo (control group) in a randomized, double-blind trial. Fifty-five patients were enrolled in each group. There were significant differences between the treatment and control g...

Unusual manifestation of eosinophilic meningitis.

Eosinophilia of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can be found in various parasitic infestations of the central nervous system. Angiostrongylus canto­ nensis is the most common etiologic agent of eosi­ nophilic meningitis in Thailand and its interme­ diate host is Pila snails (Punyagupta et ai, 1970). Humans are infected by this parasite after ingesting raw Pila snails. The common presenting sympto...