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Toxocariasis

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Adult* ; Female ; Granuloma* ; Humans ; Toxocariasis*

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.
Heart Ventricles ; Thrombosis* ; Toxocara canis* ; Toxocariasis ; Veins

In Korea, the parasitic infection had recently been decreased to a negligible level, 2.6% in national survey of 2012. The prevalence, however, only reflect the stool examination positive cases, and the larval diseases such as toxocariasis were not included. In this review, the parasitic diseases which have been still prevalent in Korea are listed. Considering that the larval diseases are more harmful than those by adults, these parasites should be paid attention. In addition to larval diseases, some trematodes, cestodes, and protozoan diseases were also included in this review.
Adult ; Cestoda ; Humans ; Korea ; Larva ; Parasites ; Parasitic Diseases* ; Prevalence ; Toxocariasis

In Korea, the parasitic infection had recently been decreased to a negligible level, 2.6% in national survey of 2012. The prevalence, however, only reflect the stool examination positive cases, and the larval diseases such as toxocariasis were not included. In this review, the parasitic diseases which have been still prevalent in Korea are listed. Considering that the larval diseases are more harmful than those by adults, these parasites should be paid attention. In addition to larval diseases, some trematodes, cestodes, and protozoan diseases were also included in this review.
Adult ; Cestoda ; Humans ; Korea ; Larva ; Parasites ; Parasitic Diseases* ; Prevalence ; Toxocariasis

Toxocariasis has a broad clinical spectrum, from asymptomatic to systemic illness. However, cerebral toxocariasis has rarely been reported. We experienced a patient who presented with seizure and memory disturbance after treatment for visceral larva migrans of toxocariasis. Laboratory findings included eosinophilia, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis, and positive results for toxocariasis in the serum and CSF. The patient showed marked improvement after combined albendazole and steroid treatment. This case indicates that cerebral toxocariasis is an unusual cause of cognitive dysfunction and seizure.
Albendazole ; Eosinophilia ; Humans ; Larva Migrans, Visceral ; Leukocytosis ; Memory ; Seizures ; Toxocariasis

Cardiac involvement in hypereosinophilia is rare; when present, it manifests as ventricular thickening, usually with fibrous tissue and mural thrombosis. We present a case of a 57-year-old man with an abnormal right ventricular apex with eosinophilia, which was caused by Toxocara canis infection.
Echocardiography ; Eosinophilia ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Thrombosis ; Toxocara canis ; Toxocariasis*

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.
Dyspnea ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Eosinophilia* ; Eosinophils* ; Humans ; Parasitic Diseases ; Pleural Effusion* ; Toxocara ; Toxocara canis ; Toxocariasis*

Eosinophilic myelitis (EM) or atopic myelitis is a rare disease characterized by a myelitic condition in the spinal cord combined with allergic process. This disease has specific features of elevated serum IgE level, active reaction to mite specific antigen and stepwise progression of mostly the sensory symptoms. Toxocariasis can be related with a form of EM. This report describes two cases of cervical eosinophilic myelitis initially considered as intramedullary tumors. When a differential diagnosis of the intramedullary spinal cord lesion is in doubt, evaluation for eosinophilic myelitis and toxocariasis would be beneficial.
Diagnosis, Differential ; Eosinophils ; Hypersensitivity ; Immunoglobulin E ; Mites ; Myelitis ; Rare Diseases ; Spinal Cord ; Toxocariasis

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.
Eosinophils ; Humans ; Larva ; Middle Aged ; Myelitis ; Paresthesia ; Spine ; Toxocara canis ; Toxocariasis