Expect the Unexpected: A Case of Isolated Eosinophilic Meningitis in Toxocariasis

Abstract

We present the case of a young police officer suffering from headache without other neurological symptoms caused by isolated eosinophilic meningitis, which resulted from an infection with Toxocara cati, along with a discussion of the differential diagnosis.

Keywords

• Eosinophilic meningitis
• Toxocariasis
• Parasitic zoonosis