Two fatal cases of eosinophilic myeloencephalitis a newly recognized disease caused by Gnathostoma spinigerium
- 1 January 1968
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 62 (6) , 801-809
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(68)90008-4
Abstract
2 immature adult male nematodes, identified as Gnathostoma spinigerum, were recovered, for the first time, from the brain at the post mortem examination of 2 patients who died of a newly recognized disease, cosinophilic myeloencephalitis. 54 similar cases were recorded in the 5 studied provinces of Thailand during the 2-year period, indicating the significance of this disease.Keywords
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