Toxocara canis larvae in the brain of a British child.
The clinical and autopsy findings of a two and a half year-old infant with Toxocara sp. infection of the brain and granulomatous lesions in the liver are reported. The cause of death was non-accidental injury. The relationship between Toxocara infection and behavioural disorders is discussed.
D001196:Ascariasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D002649:Child Abuse; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D014119:Toxocara; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology