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Case 10. A 1-Year-Old Boy with Fever, Progressive Consciousness Change, and Seizure: Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

    Hao-Ting Hsu

  2. Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan

    Po-Yen Chen

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  1. Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

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  2. Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children’s Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Ping-Ing Lee

  3. Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan

    Po-Yen Chen

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Hsu, HT., Chen, PY. (2023). Case 10. A 1-Year-Old Boy with Fever, Progressive Consciousness Change, and Seizure: Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis. In: Huang, YC., Lee, PI., Chen, PY. (eds) Paediatric Infectious Diseases. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7276-8_10

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