Pulmonary nodules due to Toxocara canis infection in an immunocompetent adult.
Infection with Toxocara canis is well described in the pediatric literature but is reported less commonly in adults. We report a case of T canis infection manifested as abdominal pain with diarrhea, eosinophilia, and diffuse noncavitating nodules in an immunocompetent adult.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1054, USA.
Barber
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017166:Toxocara canis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000175:diagnosis*
D007075:Immunoglobulin M