›› 1997, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (5): 285-287.

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COEXISTENCE OF A FIFTH-STAGE LARVA AND A DEVELOPING FEMALE OF ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS IN THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OF A PATIENT

Chang Zhengshan1; Jiang Zexiao1; Ni Xiujun2; Zhang Yongnian1; Tang Mengguang3;
Zhao Yanmei3   

  1. 1 Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai 200025 2 Yangpu District Centre Hospital, Shanghai200090 3 Shang hai Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Shanghai, 200083
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:1997-10-30 Published:1997-10-30

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Abstract: AIM:To provide reliable etiological evidence for the diagnosis and treatment of angiostrongylosis cantonensis by identification of worm species.METHODS:A CSF sample from a
patient was subjected to microscopy. RESULTS:Two A. Cantonensisof different developing stages
were found and identified for the first time in the CSF of the patient at the same time.The
eosinophil count was1 4% in the peripheral blood of the patient.CONCLUSION:Microscopic
examination thus permits the diagnosis and treatment of angiostrongylosis.

Key words: Angiostrongylus cantonensis, CSF, the fifth stage larva, developing female