Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Angiostrongylus
MICROBIOLOGY
- Nematode (roundworm) parasites cause 2 distinct syndromes:
- A. cantonensis (rat lungworm): one of the most common causes of eosinophilic meningitis, Fig
- A. costaricensis: cause of eosinophilic gastroenteritis (abdominal angiostrongylus).
- Rats are definitive hosts; mollusks (snails and slugs) are intermediate hosts.
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Last updated: March 5, 2023
Citation
Riedel, David. "Angiostrongylus." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540025/all/Angiostrongylus.
Riedel D. Angiostrongylus. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540025/all/Angiostrongylus. Accessed May 2, 2025.
Riedel, D. (2023). Angiostrongylus. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540025/all/Angiostrongylus
Riedel D. Angiostrongylus [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 May 02]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540025/all/Angiostrongylus.
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