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Eosinophilic Meningitis in a Toddler

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Prof Arun Kumar, Director, Manipal Institute of Virology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal for CSF PCR confirmation of A.cantonensis.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

    Abinaya Geetha Raveendrakumar, Gopika Sekhar Remadevi & Elizabeth Kandathil Eapen

  2. Department of Neurology, Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

    Anil Kumar Thangappakuruppu Vijayamma

  3. Department of Pathology, Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

    Anjana

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Raveendrakumar, A.G., Remadevi, G.S., Eapen, E.K. et al. Eosinophilic Meningitis in a Toddler. Indian Pediatr 58, 187–188 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-021-2143-4

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