angiostrongylosis
an·gi·o·stron·gy·lo·sis
(an'jē-ō-stron'ji-lō'sis),See also: eosinophilic meningitis.
angiostrongylosis
An abdominal infection by Angiostrongylus costaricensis, which primarily affects children in Central and South America.Clinical findings
Abdominal pain, chills, nausea, diarrhoea and ileocecal or appendiceal eosinophilia; ± accompanied by lymph node, liver or testicular involvement.
Diagnosis
ELISA.
Hosts
Rodents (cotton rat), humans.