A Case of Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion Caused by Toxocariasis without Serum Eosinophilia.
- Author:
Min Ji CHO
1
;
Ju Ock KIM
;
Sung Soo JUNG
;
Hee Sun PARK
;
Da Hyun KANG
;
Dong Il PARK
Author Information
1. Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. rahms@cnuh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Toxocariasis;
Pleural effusion;
Eosinophilia
- MeSH:
Dyspnea;
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay;
Eosinophilia*;
Eosinophils*;
Humans;
Parasitic Diseases;
Pleural Effusion*;
Toxocara;
Toxocara canis;
Toxocariasis*
- From:Soonchunhyang Medical Science
2015;21(2):173-175
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Human toxocariasis is a parasitic disease caused by Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati. We report a patient with toxocariasis who presented with dyspnea and left pleural effusion. All patients with toxocariasis in published case reports had serum eosinophilia. This is the first case report of eosinophilic pleural effusion without serum eosinophilia caused by toxocariasis infection, which was confirmed by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Therefore, an antibody ELISA can be useful for diagnosing toxocariasis in patients with a pleural effusion of unknown cause, even in the absence of serum eosinophilia.
