Larva migrante visceral (toxocariasis humana) causa de hipereosinofilia y granulomas viscerales en el adulto / Visceral larva migrans (human toxocariasis) cause of hypereosinophilia and visceral granulomas in the adults
Bol. chil. parasitol
; 54(1/2): 21-4, ene.-jun. 1999.
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| ID: lil-253238
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ABSTRACT
A 24-year -old woman 2-3 months after a normal parturation presented geophagy. Due to hypermenorrhea she consulted a gynecologist and in a hemogram a 57 percent (6, 893 x mm3) hypereosinophilia was detected. A chest TAC showed bilateral pulmonary nodules. The following tests resulted positive ELISA IgG for toxocariasis 1 1000, isohemagglutinins anti A 12048 and anti B 1512. The patient was treated with albendazole and prednisone during 10 days. One month after treatment eosinophilia decreased to 2.590 x mm3 and ELISA IgG for toxocariasis descended to 1128. Different aspect of human toxocariasis are commented. When hypereosinophia is observed in adult patients, toxocariasis must be checked
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Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Larva Migrans Visceral
/
Síndrome Hipereosinofílica
/
Granuloma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
/
Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Bol. chil. parasitol
Assunto da revista:
ALIMENTOS
/
PARASITOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article