Visceral larva migrans by Toxocara cati with multiple nodules in liver.
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Hepatic Visceral Larva Migrans of Toxocara canis
A 54-year-old man with diabetes mellitus had a blood test and was found to have a blood eosinophilia (1,028/mm 3 ). Liverfunction tests were normal. A hepatic nodule was detected on screening of upper abdominal and renal sonography. Contrastenhanced computed tomography (CT) scan ( Figure 1 ) showed a small, oval, low-attenuating nodule in the right hepatic lobe. CT scans obtained 3, 6, and 10 m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0021-5384,1883-2083
DOI: 10.2169/naika.77.1742