Eosinophilic Myelitis Associated With Toxocariasis.
- Author:
Hong Seok SHON
1
;
Sung Hun KIM
;
Seung Hwan LEE
;
Seo Young LEE
;
Seong Eun KIM
;
Min Joo YEO
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea. marinen@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Toxocara canis;
Eosinophilic myelitis
- MeSH:
Eosinophils;
Humans;
Larva;
Middle Aged;
Myelitis;
Paresthesia;
Spine;
Toxocara canis;
Toxocariasis
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2009;27(2):176-178
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Infection with Toxocara canis evokes various symptoms by migration of the larva via hematogenic infiltration, but CNS involvement has rarely been documented. We describe a 63-year-old man who had eosinophilic myelitis associated with T. canis. He had subacute progressive lower body paresthesia. Spine MR revealed that the intramedullary lesion was in the thoracic cord. CSF analysis showed many eosinophils and elevated antibody titers to T. canis. These results indicate that parasitic infection should be considered as a possible cause of subacute myelitis.
