First case of neurognathostomiasis in Taiwan-A Thai laborer presenting with eosinophilic meningitis and intracranial hemorrhage

Min Nan HungHan Wei HuangParon DekumyoyWallop PakdeeYeong Sheng LeeDar Der JiCenter for Disease Control TaiwanNational Cheng Kung UniversityMahidol UniversityCenters for Disease ControlNational Yang-Ming University TaiwanChia-Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Taiwan2018-11-232018-11-232015-12-01Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. Vol.114, No.12 (2015), 1280-128418760821092966462-s2.0-84988269504https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/36243© 2013 . We report a case of neurognathostomiasis in a Thai laborer for the first time in Taiwan. For patients with eosinophilic meningitis, neurognathostomiasis should be considered when brain image discloses subarachnoid or intracranial hemorrhage and when an appropriate exposure risk is available, especially a history of raw freshwater fish consumption in endemic areas, even a long time ago.Mahidol UniversityMedicineFirst case of neurognathostomiasis in Taiwan-A Thai laborer presenting with eosinophilic meningitis and intracranial hemorrhageArticleSCOPUS10.1016/j.jfma.2013.07.006