Pleural effusion and toxocariasis.
The case history is described of a woman who presented with bilateral pleural effusions caused by Toxocara canis infestation. The condition responded rapidly to treatment.
Jeanfaivre
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T
Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, France.
Cimon
B
B
Tolstuchow
N
N
de Gentile
L
L
Chabasse
D
D
Tuchais
E
E
D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000469:parasitology*; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000150:complications*