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- Title
Eosinophilic Myocarditis Associated with Visceral Larva Migrans Caused by Toxocara Canis Infection.
- Authors
Ji Hee Kim; Woo-Baek Chung; Kyung-Yoon Chang; Sun-Young Ko; Mi-Hee Park; Young-Kyoung Sa; Yun-Seok Choi; Chul-Soo Park; Man-Young Lee
- Abstract
A 41-year-old woman who was diagnosed with myocarditis presented eosinophilia. Since the antibody against Toxocara canis (T. cams) was positive, we diagnosed that she had visceral larva migrans due to T. canis associated with myocarditis. She was treated with oral albendazole and prednisolone for two weeks, eosinophil count and hepatic enzymes were normalized after completion of treatment. This is the first report of myocarditis caused by T. canis infection in Korea.
- Subjects
KOREA; MYOCARDITIS; VISCERAL larva migrans; TOXOCARA; EOSINOPHILIA; IMMUNOGLOBULINS
- Publication
Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2012, Vol 20, Issue 3, p150
- ISSN
1975-4612
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4250/jcu.2012.20.3.150