A Case of Pulmonary Infiltration with Eosinophilia in Visceral Larval Migrans by Toxocara Canis.

Kim, Young Chan; Shin, Sung Joon; Lee, Jae Hyung; Kim, Mi Ok; Shon, Jang Won; Yang, Seok Chul; Yoon, Ho Joo; Shin, Dong Ho; Park, Sung Soo; Ryu, Jae Sook; Jeong, Myung Sook

doi:2002.53.1.71

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2002;53(1):71-78.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2002.53.1.71 Published online July 1, 2002.

A Case of Pulmonary Infiltration with Eosinophilia in Visceral Larval Migrans by Toxocara Canis.

Young Chan Kim, Sung Joon Shin, Jae Hyung Lee, Mi Ok Kim, Jang Won Shon, Seok Chul Yang, Ho Joo Yoon, Dong Ho Shin, Sung Soo Park, Jae Sook Ryu, Myung Sook Jeong

¹Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Korea. shindh@hanyang.ac.kr
²Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Korea.
³Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Korea.

Abstract

Human toxocariasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the larva of toxocara canis or cati. It is one of the most commonly reported zoonotic helminth infection in the world. Human are infected mainly by the accidental ingestion of embryonated eggs due to the pica, geophagia, the consumption of contaminated raw vegetables and poor personal hygiene particularly in childhood. In adults, the consumption of raw meat from potential paratenic hosts e.g. chickens, lambs, rabbits and dogs is a major cause of human toxocariasis. The larva can reach various organs such as the liver, lung, brain, and eye by the hematogenous spread and cause visceral larva migrans We experience a case of pulmonary infiltration with eosinophilia by visceral larva migrans after eating the raw liver and kidney of a dog.

Key Words: Visceral larval migrans, Toxocara canis, Eosinophilia, Pulmonary infiltration