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. 1988 Jun-Jul;45(6):417-9.

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[Radiculomyeloencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in children]

[Article in French]

M Scemama et al. Arch Fr Pediatr. 1988 Jun-Jul.

Abstract

A case of radiculoencephalomyelitis caused by central nervous system involvement by Angiostrongylus cantonensis is reported in a 14 month-old girl. Evolution was spontaneously favourable, which is not usual in severe types. Lesions concerned the nevraxe and especially the spinal cord and are due to the migration of the larvae, creating eosinophilic inflammatory reactions.

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