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:* Helminthic meningitis
:* Helminthic meningitis
::* '''Angiostrongylus cantonensis'''
::* '''Angiostrongylus cantonensis'''<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.1016/S1473-3099(08)70229-9| issn = 1473-3099| volume = 8| issue = 10| pages = 621–630| last1 = Wang| first1 = Qiao-Ping| last2 = Lai| first2 = De-Hua| last3 = Zhu| first3 = Xing-Quan| last4 = Chen| first4 = Xiao-Guang| last5 = Lun| first5 = Zhao-Rong| title = Human angiostrongyliasis| journal = The Lancet. Infectious Diseases| date = 2008-10| pmid = 18922484}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.1086/595852| issn = 1537-6591| volume = 48| issue = 3| pages = 322–327| last1 = Ramirez-Avila| first1 = Lynn| last2 = Slome| first2 = Sally| last3 = Schuster| first3 = Frederick L.| last4 = Gavali| first4 = Shilpa| last5 = Schantz| first5 = Peter M.| last6 = Sejvar| first6 = James| last7 = Glaser| first7 = Carol A.| title = Eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus and Gnathostoma species| journal = Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America| date = 2009-02-01| pmid = 19123863}}</ref>
:::* Preferred regimen: [[Albendazole]] 15–20 mg/kg/day PO qd–bid for 10–20 days {{and}} [[Dexamethasone]] 10–20 mg PO qd for 10–20 days
:::* Preferred regimen: [[Albendazole]] 15–20 mg/kg/day PO qd–bid for 10–20 days {{and}} [[Dexamethasone]] 10–20 mg PO qd for 10–20 days
:::* Alternative regimen: [[Mebendazole]] 100 mg PO bid for 10–20 days {{and}} [[Dexamethasone]] 10–20 mg PO qd for 10–20 days
:::* Alternative regimen: [[Mebendazole]] 100 mg PO bid for 10–20 days {{and}} [[Dexamethasone]] 10–20 mg PO qd for 10–20 days
Adapted from Lancet Infect Dis. 2008;8(10):621-30. and Clin Infect Dis. 2009;48(3):322-7.[12][13]





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  • Meningitis, parasitic
  • Protozoal meningitis
  • Naegleria fowleri (primary amebic meningoencephalitis)[1][2]
  • Toxoplasma gondii
  • Helminthic meningitis
  • Angiostrongylus cantonensis[3][4]
  • Preferred regimen: Albendazole 15–20 mg/kg/day PO qd–bid for 10–20 days AND Dexamethasone 10–20 mg PO qd for 10–20 days
  • Alternative regimen: Mebendazole 100 mg PO bid for 10–20 days AND Dexamethasone 10–20 mg PO qd for 10–20 days


  • Baylisascaris procyonis

Preferred Regimen ▸ Albendazole 25–50 mg/kg PO qd or 400 mg PO bid for 10 days PLUS ▸ Dexamethasone 10–20 mg PO qd for 10 days Alternative Regimen ▸ Thiabendazole 50 mg/kg/day PO bid for 10 days PLUS ▸ Dexamethasone 10–20 mg PO qd for 10 days Adapted from Clin Microbiol Rev. 2005;18(4):703-18. and Clin Infect Dis. 2004;15;39(10):1484-92.[14][15]


  • Gnathostoma spinigerum

Preferred Regimen ▸ Albendazole 400 mg PO bid for 3 weeks PLUS ▸ Dexamethasone 10–20 mg PO qd for 3 weeks Alternative Regimen ▸ Ivermectin 0.2 mg/kg PO qd for 2 days PLUS ▸ Dexamethasone 10–20 mg PO qd for 3 weeks Adapted from Clin Microbiol Rev. 2009;22(3):484-92. and Clin Infect Dis. 2009;48(3):322-7.[16][13]

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  3. Wang, Qiao-Ping; Lai, De-Hua; Zhu, Xing-Quan; Chen, Xiao-Guang; Lun, Zhao-Rong (2008-10). "Human angiostrongyliasis". The Lancet. Infectious Diseases. 8 (10): 621–630. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(08)70229-9. ISSN 1473-3099. PMID 18922484. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. Ramirez-Avila, Lynn; Slome, Sally; Schuster, Frederick L.; Gavali, Shilpa; Schantz, Peter M.; Sejvar, James; Glaser, Carol A. (2009-02-01). "Eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus and Gnathostoma species". Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 48 (3): 322–327. doi:10.1086/595852. ISSN 1537-6591. PMID 19123863.