Eosinophilic Myocarditis-Associated Toxocariasis.
10.3904/kjm.2018.93.5.482
- Author:
Tae Hyung KIM
1
;
Doo Hyun KO
;
Jong Wook KIM
;
Ja Joong GU
;
Ji Hong OH
;
Baek Hyun YOON
;
Jae Beom LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Sam Anyang Hospital, Anyang, Korea. fa5754@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Toxocariasis;
Larva migrans, Visceral;
Myocarditis
- MeSH:
Echocardiography;
Eosinophilia;
Eosinophils*;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Korea;
Larva;
Larva Migrans, Visceral;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Myocarditis;
Shock, Cardiogenic;
Toxocara;
Toxocara canis;
Toxocariasis*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2018;93(5):482-486
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Human toxocariasis is a common helminthozoonosis due to the infestation of toxocara canis or toxocara cati larvae, and is a common cause of blood eosinophilia in Korea. Toxocariasis has various clinical manifestations depending on the involved organ, and cardiac involvement can range from asymptomatic to fulminant myocarditis with cardiogenic shock. Treatment of toxocariasis is based on corticosteroid and anthelmintic therapies. Here, we report a case of a 57-year-old male with eosinophilic myocarditis caused by toxocariasis as diagnosed via serial echocardiography follow up.
