title: [Toxocara canis meningoradiculitis].
abstract: Various neurological pictures attributed to human toxocariasis are sparsely reported in the literature. A case of toxocaral infection presenting as meningoradiculitis is described herewith. Etiological diagnosis was oriented by the finding of an eosinophilia in the spinal fluid, then confirmed by the result of the immunodiagnosis of toxocariasis from both serum and spinal fluid.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, C.H. Carcassonne, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tannier
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Magnaval
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000588:Amines; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000032:analysis*; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology*; D000077206:Gabapentin; D005947:Glucose / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006801:Humans; D006941:Hyperesthesia / Q000209:etiology; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D013256:Steroids; D017166:Toxocara canis / Q000276:immunology; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D014147:Tramadol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000588:Amines; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D013256:Steroids; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D014147:Tramadol; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000077206:Gabapentin; D005947:Glucose