Toxocariasis Presenting with Hypereosinophilia and Lymphadenopathy: A Case Report

Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi

Merve Çelik¹  Esra Tanyel¹  Aydın Deveci¹  Tuba Duman Karakuş¹  Hatun Öztürk Çerik² 

[1] Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı Samsun, Türkiye;Sağlık Bakanlığı Ordu Devlet Hastanesi, Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Kliniği, Ordu, Türkiye;

关键词: toxocariasis;    eosinophilia;    lymphadenopathy;   

DOI  :  10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6643

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Human toxocariasis is a parasitic disease transmitted to humans by ingestion of Toxocara spp. larvae. Rural area residents and children have higher risk for this parasitic infection. The disease is frequently asymptomatic; however, it may cause symptoms such as cough, fever, headache, myalgia or other conditions such as lymphadenopathy and granulomatous hepatitis. Albendazole is used for the treatment of toxocariasis diagnosed by serologic and immunological methods. Herein, we report two cases of toxocariasis that were investigated due to hypereosinophilia and lymphadenopathy for a long time.

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