The species Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonensis) or the rat lungworm is zoonotic. The present case is the first confirmed of ocular angiostrongyliasis in Japan. Human ocular angiostrongyliasis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in the eye is a very rare condition. Rat lungworm infection causes eosinophilic meningitis, producing symptoms like stiff neck, headache, nausea, and vomiting. Angiostrongyliasis, caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection, is a food-borne parasitic disease. Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a rodent lung worm which belongs to the genus Parastrongylus and superfamily metastrongyloideae. The symptoms were treated as influenza before the onset of the retinal … Human angiostrongyliasis is primarily characterized by eosinophilic meningitis. Introduction. ". One male specimen was isolated and described. " Rat is the definitive host while man is the accidental host.

It may even be related to multiple sclerosis. Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes three groups of symptoms: eosinophilic meningitis or meningitic angiostrongyliasis, encephalitis, and ocular angiostrongyliasis. Meningitis is the most frequently found symptom in clinical practice ( Sawanyawisuth and Sawanyawisuth, 2008 ). Read about treatment and prevention. A 62-year-old female farmer presented with retinal detachment in her left eye, and an Angiostrongylus cantonensis worm was recovered by vitreous surgery. People get rat lungworm disease by eating infected raw or undercooked slugs or snails. 1 The worm commonly causes eosinophilic meningoencephalitis and rarely ocular angiostrongyliasis. Among ocular angiostrongyliasis cases, the incidence of optic neuritis is low and only few sporadic reports exist. Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes three groups of symptoms: eosinophilic meningitis or meningitic angiostrongyliasis, encephalitis, and ocular angiostrongyliasis. Human angiostrongyliasis is primarily characterized by eosinophilic meningitis. The English summary appended to the paper is as follows: -" A case of human angiostrongyliasis of the eye due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen 1935) (Nematoda), is observed in South Viet-Nam. A 62-year-old female farmer presented with retinal detachment in her left eye, and an Angiostrongylus cantonensis worm was recovered by vitreous surgery. A. costaricensis infection occurs in the Americas, predominantly in Latin America and the Caribbean. 1 Of 43 previous case reports, 20 cases (46.5%) originated from Thailand. Thailand, Taiwan, … A. cantonensis is also identified among the helminths collected from the rodents captured around Saigon. Somatic symptoms (e.g. The symptoms were treated as influenza before the onset of the retinal … Symptoms were limited to the infected eye. The English summary appended to the paper is as follows: -" A case of human angiostrongyliasis of the eye due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen 1935) (Nematoda), is observed in South Viet-Nam. The case did not show typical clinical symptoms indicating meningitis, although the patient complained of a mild headache, a low-grade fever, and slight ataxia. A 62-year-old female farmer presented with retinal detachment in her left eye, and an Angiostrongylus cantonensis worm was recovered by vitreous surgery. Until now, there has been no comprehensive analysis of this disease. headache, fever, malaise) as well as varying degrees of neurological dysfunction are usually noted. The case did not show typical clinical symptoms indicating meningitis, although the patient complained of a mild headache, a low-grade fever, and slight ataxia. Angiostrongyliasis has been reported from Asia Pacific areas i.e. Snails are the primary intermediate hosts, where larvae develop until they are infectious. Meningitis is the most frequently found symptom in clinical practice ( Sawanyawisuth and Sawanyawisuth, 2008 ). One male specimen was isolated and described. " The symptoms were treated as influenza before the onset of the retinal detachment. Only 1.1% of diagnosed patients develop ocular angiostrongyliasis, which is identified Angiostrongylus cantonensis in any part of the eye. The case did not show typical clinical symptoms indicating meningitis, although the patient complained of a … A 62-year-old female farmer presented with retinal detachment in her left eye, and an Angiostrongylus cantonensis worm was recovered by vitreous surgery. Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a parasitic nematode (roundworm) that causes angiostrongyliasis, the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Basin.

Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) is a parasitic worm found in rats. Occasionally, ocular invasion occurs. Until now, there has been no comprehensive analysis of this disease. ".

The nematode commonly resides in the pulmonary arteries of rats, giving it the common name rat lungworm.

1 Of 43 previous case reports, 20 cases (46.5%) originated from Thailand.