Pulmonary Toxocariasis Mimicking Invasive Aspergillosis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
; : 425-428, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
A 45-year-old-male who had underlying ulcerative colitis and presented with fever and dry cough. Initially, the patient was considered to have invasive aspergillosis due to a positive galactomannan assay. He was treated with amphotericin B followed by voriconazole. Nevertheless, the patient deteriorated clinically and radiographically. The lung biopsy revealed eosinophilic pneumonia, and ELISA for Toxocara antigen was positive, leading to a diagnosis of pulmonary toxocariasis. After a 10-day treatment course with albendazole and adjunctive steroids, the patient recovered completely without any sequelae. Pulmonary toxocariasis may be considered in patients with subacute or chronic pneumonia unresponsive to antibiotic agents, particularly in cases with eosinophilia.
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主要主题:
Steroids
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Toxocara
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Colitis, Ulcerative
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Toxocariasis
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Albendazole
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Treatment Outcome
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Pulmonary Aspergillosis
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Lung
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Diagnostic_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
语言:
En
期刊:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
年:
2014
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Article