title: Pulmonary nodules due to Toxocara canis infection in an immunocompetent adult.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1054, USA.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Sane
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Barber
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D007075:Immunoglobulin M