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Eosinophilic meningitis

MedGen UID:
509620
•Concept ID:
C0154652
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Eosinophilic Meningitis; eosinophilic meningitis
SNOMED CT: Eosinophilic meningitis (25671008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001015

Definition

Meningitis in which eosinophils predominate in the cerebrospinal fluid. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEosinophilic meningitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Angiostrongylus cantonensis in travelers: clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment.
Ansdell V, Wattanagoon Y
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2018 Oct;31(5):399-408. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000481. PMID: 30138142
Guest Editor's message: Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm: biology, distribution, epidemiology, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and management.
Cowie RH
Hawaii J Med Public Health 2013 Jun;72(6 Suppl 2):3-4. PMID: 23901370Free PMC Article
Treatment of angiostrongyliasis.
Sawanyawisuth K, Sawanyawisuth K
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2008 Oct;102(10):990-6. Epub 2008 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.04.021. PMID: 18501934

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Corticosteroids for parasitic eosinophilic meningitis.
Thanaviratananich S, Thanaviratananich S, Ngamjarus C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Feb 17;2015(2):CD009088. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009088.pub3. PMID: 25687750Free PMC Article
Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis--a neglected disease with escalating importance.
Eamsobhana P
Trop Biomed 2014 Dec;31(4):569-78. PMID: 25776582
Pathways for transmission of angiostrongyliasis and the risk of disease associated with them.
Cowie RH
Hawaii J Med Public Health 2013 Jun;72(6 Suppl 2):70-4. PMID: 23901388Free PMC Article
Eosinophilic meningitis.
Sawanyawisuth K, Chotmongkol V
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;114:207-15. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00015-7. PMID: 23829911
Corticosteroids for parasitic eosinophilic meningitis.
Thanaviratananich S, Thanaviratananich S, Ngamjarus C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Oct 17;10:CD009088. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009088.pub2. PMID: 23076953

Diagnosis

Tropical spastic paraparesis.
Román GC
Handb Clin Neurol 2023;196:149-156. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-98817-9.00026-0. PMID: 37620067
Pediatric angiostrongyliasis.
Lombard F, Basset D, Cambonie G, Bastien P, Jeziorski E
Med Sante Trop 2018 Feb 1;28(1):76-81. doi: 10.1684/mst.2018.0756. PMID: 29616650
Tropical myelopathies.
Román GC
Handb Clin Neurol 2014;121:1521-48. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-7020-4088-7.00102-4. PMID: 24365434
Eosinophilic meningitis.
Sawanyawisuth K, Chotmongkol V
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;114:207-15. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00015-7. PMID: 23829911
Eosinophilic meningitis.
Lo Re V 3rd, Gluckman SJ
Am J Med 2003 Feb 15;114(3):217-23. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9343(02)01495-x. PMID: 12637136

Therapy

Angiostrongylus cantonensis in travelers: clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment.
Ansdell V, Wattanagoon Y
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2018 Oct;31(5):399-408. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000481. PMID: 30138142
Corticosteroids for parasitic eosinophilic meningitis.
Thanaviratananich S, Thanaviratananich S, Ngamjarus C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Feb 17;2015(2):CD009088. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009088.pub3. PMID: 25687750Free PMC Article
Corticosteroids for parasitic eosinophilic meningitis.
Thanaviratananich S, Thanaviratananich S, Ngamjarus C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Oct 17;10:CD009088. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009088.pub2. PMID: 23076953
Human Angiostrongylus cantonensis: an update.
Wang QP, Wu ZD, Wei J, Owen RL, Lun ZR
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2012 Apr;31(4):389-95. Epub 2011 Jul 5 doi: 10.1007/s10096-011-1328-5. PMID: 21725905
Treatment of angiostrongyliasis.
Sawanyawisuth K, Sawanyawisuth K
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2008 Oct;102(10):990-6. Epub 2008 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.04.021. PMID: 18501934

Prognosis

Corticosteroids for parasitic eosinophilic meningitis.
Thanaviratananich S, Thanaviratananich S, Ngamjarus C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Feb 17;2015(2):CD009088. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009088.pub3. PMID: 25687750Free PMC Article
Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis--a neglected disease with escalating importance.
Eamsobhana P
Trop Biomed 2014 Dec;31(4):569-78. PMID: 25776582
Clinical aspects of eosinophilic meningitis and meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm.
Murphy GS, Johnson S
Hawaii J Med Public Health 2013 Jun;72(6 Suppl 2):35-40. PMID: 23901382Free PMC Article
Corticosteroids for parasitic eosinophilic meningitis.
Thanaviratananich S, Thanaviratananich S, Ngamjarus C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Oct 17;10:CD009088. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009088.pub2. PMID: 23076953
Angiostrongylus (Parastrongylus) eosinophilic meningitis.
Koo J, Pien F, Kliks MM
Rev Infect Dis 1988 Nov-Dec;10(6):1155-62. doi: 10.1093/clinids/10.6.1155. PMID: 3060943

Clinical prediction guides

MicroRNA miR-155-5p knockdown attenuates Angiostrongylus cantonensis-induced eosinophilic meningitis by downregulating MMP9 and TSLP proteins.
Zhou X, Zhang J, Liu J, Guo J, Wei Y, Li J, He P, Lan T, Peng L, Li H
Int J Parasitol 2021 Jan;51(1):13-22. Epub 2020 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.07.013. PMID: 32966836
Magnetic resonance imaging findings and clinical manifestations in cerebral angiostrongyliasis from Dali, China.
Yang B, Yang L, Chen Y, Lu G
Brain Behav 2019 Aug;9(8):e01361. Epub 2019 Jul 17 doi: 10.1002/brb3.1361. PMID: 31313505Free PMC Article
Corticosteroids for parasitic eosinophilic meningitis.
Thanaviratananich S, Thanaviratananich S, Ngamjarus C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Feb 17;2015(2):CD009088. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009088.pub3. PMID: 25687750Free PMC Article
Intrathecal activation as a typical immune response within the central nervous system in angiostrongyliasis.
Padilla-Docal B, Iglesias-González I, Bu-Coifiu-Fanego R, Socarrás-Hernández CA, Dorta-Contreras AJ
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2013 Feb;88(2):230-5. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0151. PMID: 23390222Free PMC Article
Eosinophilic pleocytosis in coccidioidal meningitis: frequency and significance.
Ragland AS, Arsura E, Ismail Y, Johnson R
Am J Med 1993 Sep;95(3):254-7. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(93)90276-u. PMID: 8368223

Recent systematic reviews

Chronic eosinophilic meningitis as a manifestation of isolated spinal neurocysticercosis: A rare case and a review of literature.
Shashidhar A, Savardekar AR, Mundlamuri RC, Netravathi M, Nalini A, Chickabasaviah YT, Arivazhagan A, Rao MB
Neurol India 2018 Mar-Apr;66(2):561-564. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.227297. PMID: 29547198
Corticosteroids for parasitic eosinophilic meningitis.
Thanaviratananich S, Thanaviratananich S, Ngamjarus C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Feb 17;2015(2):CD009088. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009088.pub3. PMID: 25687750Free PMC Article
Corticosteroids for parasitic eosinophilic meningitis.
Thanaviratananich S, Thanaviratananich S, Ngamjarus C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Oct 17;10:CD009088. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009088.pub2. PMID: 23076953

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