Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection of Central Nervous System, Guiana Shield

Abstract

We report a case of eosinophilic meningitis complicated by transverse myelitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a 10-year-old boy from Brazil who had traveled to Suriname. We confirmed diagnosis by serology and real-time PCR in the cerebrospinal fluid. The medical community should be aware of angiostrongyliasis in the Guiana Shield.

Keywords

• Angiostrongylus cantonensis
• nematodes
• parasites
• eosinophilic meningitis
• transverse myelitis
• Guiana Shield