Disseminated toxocariasis in an immunocompetent host  

作　　者：Madan Raj Aryal Paras Karmacharya Amrit Pokharel Smith Giri Ranjan Pathak Richard Alweis 

机构地区：[1]Department of Medicine,Reading Health System,PA 19611,USA [2]Department of Medicine,Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital,Kathmandu,Nepal [3]Department of Medicine,University of Tennessee Health Science Center,TN 38163,USA

出　　处：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine》2014年第10期838-840,共3页亚太热带生物医学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Toxocariasis is a zoonotic infection caused by Toxocara canis,or less commonly,Toxocara cati,which is one of the most common zoonotic infections worldwide.It commonly affects the pediatric and immunocompromised population;however,it has rarely been reported in the immunocompetent adults.Two of the well-recognized syndromes in children are visceral larva migrans and ocular larva migrans.Infection in adults usually ranges from asymptomatic to nonspecific symptoms which makes the diagnosis challenging.A case of 36 year-old male was presented with disseminated toxocariasis with pulmonary and hepatic involvement and striking peripheral eosinophilia.Toxocariasis is a zoonotic infection caused by Toxocara canis,or less commonly,Toxocara cati,which is one of the most common zoonotic infections worldwide.It commonly affects the pediatric and immunocompromised population;however,it has rarely been reported in the immunocompetent adults.Two of the well-recognized syndromes in children are visceral larva migrans and ocular larva migrans.Infection in adults usually ranges from asymptomatic to nonspecific symptoms which makes the diagnosis challenging.A case of 36 year-old male was presented with disseminated toxocariasis with pulmonary and hepatic involvement and striking peripheral eosinophilia.

关 键 词：TOXOCARIASIS TOXOCARA CANIS MEBENDAZOLE ALBENDAZOLE 

分 类 号：R532.11[医药卫生—内科学]