Gnathostoma infection after ingestion of raw fish is a probable cause of eosinophilic meningitis in the Brazilian Amazon
Carlos Graeff-Teixeira,
Dayse Souza de Pauli,
Carlos Alexandre Martins Zicarelli
et al.
Abstract:We report a case of eosinophilic meningitis associated with the ingestion of raw fish (
Cichla
sp.) from the Brazilian Amazon, likely caused by
Gnathostoma
. A 36-year-old male visited Juruena river on a fishing trip. After 50 days, the patient presented with an intense frontal headache. A cerebrospinal fluid examination revealed 63% eosinophilia. Another individual who ingested raw fish developed linear dermatitis on the abdominal wall. Anti-
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