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Angiostrongylus eosinophilic meningitis associated with sensorineural hearing loss

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Verajit Chotmongkol
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Kwanchanok Yimtae
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Pewpan M. Intapan
Affiliation:
Departments of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.

Abstract

A 59-year-old woman who presented with chronic headache, neck stiffness and left-sided hearing loss is reported. The diagnosis of angiostrongylus eosinophilic menigitis was made. The patient improved after treatment with prednisolone, including hearing.Angiostrongylus eosinophilic meningitis associated with sensorineural hearing loss has not previously been reported.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2004

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