Hepatic Toxocariasis with Atypical CT and MR Imaging Findings: a Case Report
10.13104/imri.2018.22.2.113
- Author:
Hye Soo SHIN
1
;
Kyung Sook SHIN
;
Jeong Eun LEE
;
Ji Hye MIN
;
Sun Kyoung YOU
;
Byung Seok SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. shinks@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hepatic visceral larva migrans;
Toxocariasis;
Toxocara canis
- MeSH:
Eosinophils;
Female;
Humans;
Larva;
Larva Migrans, Visceral;
Liver;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Toxocara canis;
Toxocariasis
- From:Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2018;22(2):113-118
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Hepatic toxocariasis is a type of visceral larva migrans caused by the migration of second-stage larvae of certain nematodes such as Toxocara canis to the liver. Histologically, the condition is characterized by granulomatous lesions containing eosinophils and inflammatory cells. We report a case of hepatic toxocariasis with atypical clinical and radiologic findings presenting as distinct, solitary hepatic nodule detected in a middle-aged woman.
