A blind passenger: a rare case of documented seroconversion in an Angiostrongylus cantonensis induced eosinophilic meningitis in a traveler visiting friends and relatives.
Tobias BrummaierSonja BertschyKornelius ArnThomas TreumannMarie-Therese RufBeatrice NickelDaniel H ParisAndreas NeumayrJohannes BlumPublished in: Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines (2019)
Parasitic etiology must be considered in returning travelers who present with symptoms compatible with a central nervous system infection. A thorough medical history, including types of food consumed, is paramount and can often suggest differential diagnosis. Neuroangiostrongyliasis is rare and might be missed if serology does not cover possible seroconversion.