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Case Reports
. 2014 Nov 12;6(3):259-63.
doi: 10.1159/000369060. eCollection 2014 Sep.

Expect the unexpected: a case of isolated eosinophilic meningitis in toxocariasis

Christian Sick  1 , Michael G Hennerici  1
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Case Reports

Expect the unexpected: a case of isolated eosinophilic meningitis in toxocariasis

Christian Sick et al. Case Rep Neurol. .

Abstract

We present the case of a young police officer suffering from headache without other neurological symptoms caused by isolated eosinophilic meningitis, which resulted from an infection with Toxocara cati, along with a discussion of the differential diagnosis.

Keywords: Eosinophilic meningitis; Parasitic zoonosis; Toxocariasis.

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Microscopic cytological findings of CSF examination with predominantly eosinophilic granulocytes (64%, marked by an arrow) but also, in a lesser proportion, lymphocytes (25%) and monocytes (11%).
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