Eosinophilic meningoencephalomyelitis in an orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Vet Q. 2013 Dec;33(4):191-4. doi: 10.1080/01652176.2013.880005.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiostrongylus cantonensis / growth & development*
  • Animals
  • Ape Diseases / drug therapy
  • Ape Diseases / immunology
  • Ape Diseases / parasitology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Meningitis / drug therapy
  • Meningitis / immunology
  • Meningitis / parasitology
  • Meningitis / veterinary*
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Pongo pygmaeus*
  • Strongylida Infections / drug therapy
  • Strongylida Infections / immunology
  • Strongylida Infections / parasitology
  • Strongylida Infections / veterinary*

Substances

  • Methylprednisolone