Eosinophilic Myocarditis-Associated Toxocariasis / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
; : 482-486, 2018.
Article
in Ko
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ABSTRACT
Human toxocariasis is a common helminthozoonosis due to the infestation of toxocara canis or toxocara cati larvae, and is a common cause of blood eosinophilia in Korea. Toxocariasis has various clinical manifestations depending on the involved organ, and cardiac involvement can range from asymptomatic to fulminant myocarditis with cardiogenic shock. Treatment of toxocariasis is based on corticosteroid and anthelmintic therapies. Here, we report a case of a 57-year-old male with eosinophilic myocarditis caused by toxocariasis as diagnosed via serial echocardiography follow up.
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Main subject:
Shock, Cardiogenic
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Toxocara
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Echocardiography
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Larva Migrans, Visceral
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Toxocariasis
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Follow-Up Studies
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Toxocara canis
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Eosinophilia
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Eosinophils
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Korea
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2018
Type:
Article