Central nervous system infection by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in children: experience from Guangdong, China
Haixia Zhu, Wenlin Wu, Yanping Ran, Jiahao Cai, Wenxiao Wu, Yuan Zhao, Yiru Zeng, Chi Hou, Yang Tian, Huiling Shen, Yani Zhang, Bingwei Peng, Kelu Zheng, Yuanyuan Gao, Xiaojing Li · 2025
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Haixia Zhu and co-authors describe brain and spinal infections from a rat-borne parasite in children, in a 2025 paper. Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, rarely invades the central nervous system, but cases are rising and children are easily missed. The team reviewed cases at a national neurology center in Guangdong from 2017 to 2024.
Twenty-two children were treated, most under two years old, and about two thirds fell ill between June and October. Fever led the symptoms, then drowsiness and vomiting; notably, none had neck stiffness. Every child showed raised eosinophils in blood, and spinal fluid carried the same signature. Gene sequencing of spinal fluid helped confirm cases. The series sharpens recognition of a sneaky infection.
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| CREATOR | Haixia Zhu, Wenlin Wu, Yanping Ran, Jiahao Cai, Wenxiao Wu, Yuan Zhao, Yiru Zeng, Chi Hou, Yang Tian, Huiling Shen, Yani Zhang, Bingwei Peng, Kelu Zheng, Yuanyuan Gao, Xiaojing Li |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |