• Am J Emerg Med · Jan 2014

    Case Reports

    Eosinophilic meningitis: what's the "diff"?

    • Michael A Miller, Michael Menowsky, Kimberly Leeson, and Ben Leeson.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital, Texas A&M-Christus Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency, Corpus Christi TX, USA; Department of Emergency Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. Electronic address: michael.adam.miller@us.army.mil.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Jan 1;32(1):107.e5-7.

    AbstractWe report a case of a 22-year-old man who presented to the emergency department (ED) with altered mental status and was diagnosed with eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis (AC) acquired in the United States after exposure to snails.

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