title: Two cases of disseminated toxocariasis in compromised hosts successfully treated with mebendazole.
abstract: Two cases of disseminated (hepatosplenic, pulmonary and in 1 case also cerebral) toxocariasis in compromised hosts-1 with malignancy (mycosis fungoides) and 1 on chronic corticosteroid treatment due to autoimmune disease--are reported. Besides fungi, also other unusual pathogens (of parasitic origin), especially in cancer, shall be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Oncology, Postgraduate Medical School, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Krcméry
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sobota
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spánik
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D017166:Toxocara canis; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D008463:Mebendazole