A Rare Cause of Peripheral Vascular Thrombosis: Hypereosinophilia Caused by Toxocara canis Infection.
- Author:
Jeung Hui PYO
1
;
Byoung Ju MIN
;
Min Seon PARK
;
Dae Hoe KU
;
Chang Ho JUNG
;
Jae Kyeom SIM
;
Hye Sook MIN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hypereosinophilia;
Toxocariasis;
Peripheral vascular thrombosis
- MeSH:
Heart Ventricles;
Thrombosis*;
Toxocara canis*;
Toxocariasis;
Veins
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2014;86(6):781-784
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Hypereosinophilia is often associated with eosinphilic infiltration of tissue, which can lead to severe and irreversible organ damage. One of the most characteristic and critical complications is development of thrombosis in cardiac ventricles, and occasionally in deep veins. We report a rare case of hypereosinophilia, with peripheral vascular thrombosis, caused by Toxocara canis infection.
