Hepatic Visceral Larva Migrans Due to Toxocara Canis in a 72-year-old Man.

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  • Ki Dong Ko
  • Jae Joon Lee
  • Kyoung Kon Kim
  • Heuy Sun Suh
  • In Cheol Hwang
  • Seung Joon Choi
چکیده

Hepatic toxocariasis is visceral larva migrans caused by Toxocara. We report a case of hepatic toxocariasis detected incidentally during a health checkup. The patient had elevated levels of eosinophils, total IgE, and anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies. On contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) imaging he had a single, 2.16 cm, oval, ill-defined, low-attenuation hepatic nodule which was best appreciated during the portal venous phase of the scan. Clinicians should consider hepatic toxocariasis as a possible diagnosis in any individual who presents with eosinophilia of unknown etiology and an ill-defined hepatic lesion on CT imaging.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health

دوره 46 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015