Severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis due to angiostrongylus cantonensis among young children in Sydney, Australia

Morton, N.; Britton, P.; Palasanthiran, P.; Bye, A.; Sugo, E.; Kesson, A.; Ardern-Holmes, S.; Snelling, Thomas

doi:10.1093/cid/cit444

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Authors

Morton, N.

Britton, P.

Palasanthiran, P.

Bye, A.

Sugo, E.

Kesson, A.

Ardern-Holmes, S.

Snelling, Thomas

Date

2013

Type

Journal Article

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Citation

Morton, N. and Britton, P. and Palasanthiran, P. and Bye, A. and Sugo, E. and Kesson, A. and Ardern-Holmes, S. et al. 2013. Severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis due to angiostrongylus cantonensis among young children in Sydney, Australia. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 57 (8): pp. 1158-1161.

Source Title

Clinical Infectious Diseases

DOI

10.1093/cid/cit444

ISSN

1058-4838

School

School of Public Health

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55253

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. We describe 2 cases among young children from Sydney, Australia, where locally acquired infection of children has not been reported previously. Both cases manifested as severe hemorrhagic meningoencephalitis, one resulting in death. Angiostrongyliasis must be considered in acute neurological presentations occurring among individuals who live in endemic areas. © 2013 The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.