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Verajit Chotmongkol1, Kwanchanok Yimtae, Pewpan M Intapan
1Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|February 26, 2004
Abstract:
A 59-year-old woman who presented with chronic headache, neck stiffness and left-sided hearing loss is reported. The diagnosis of angiostrongylus eosinophilic menigitis was made. The patient improved after treatment with prednisolone, including hearing. Angiostrongylus eosinophilic meningitis associated with sensorineural hearing loss has not previously been reported.
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