tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post8519041994052630256..comments2024-03-26T16:04:11.096-05:00Comments on Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites: Case of the Week 206ParasiteGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093150363550239544noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-83121983960780386992012-05-03T10:17:40.719-05:002012-05-03T10:17:40.719-05:00A. cantonensis "has also been found in Austra...<i>A. cantonensis</i> "has also been found in Australia, some areas of Africa, the Caribbean, Hawaii and Louisiana."<br />http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/angiostrongylus/epi.htmlMatthew Rollossonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379845581992276704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-26049714340713318622012-05-02T23:11:39.221-05:002012-05-02T23:11:39.221-05:00...isn't presented by those submitting specime......isn't presented by those submitting specimens, etc.MicrobeMannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-77896087296750299782012-05-02T23:10:05.713-05:002012-05-02T23:10:05.713-05:00I'll go with Angiostrongylus cantonensis as we...I'll go with Angiostrongylus cantonensis as well. Perhaps the patient does have history of travel that we just don't know about - after all, sometimes the whole pictureMicrobeMannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-46096404251347170392012-05-02T16:06:33.287-05:002012-05-02T16:06:33.287-05:00Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common cau...Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common cause of eosinophilic menhingitis in asia and the south pacific - but you havent told us the where the patient had been previous to becoming ill, i wouldnt like to say for sure that it is this. The stained sections definatly show nematodes however and I can't think of any other brain enchephalitis causing nematodes right now...vspyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08088225179176692869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-24785204465504296492012-04-30T09:22:23.088-05:002012-04-30T09:22:23.088-05:00Angiostrongylus cantonensis<i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i>Matthew Rollossonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379845581992276704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-40801177587459783482012-04-30T09:19:41.011-05:002012-04-30T09:19:41.011-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matthew Rollossonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379845581992276704noreply@blogger.com