title: [Eosinophilia, diarrhea].
abstract: A 46-year-old Swiss woman presents with intermittent abdominal pain and persistent eosinophilia that is suggestive of helminthic etiology. Though her stay in Africa goes back > 35 years, an imported disease is a possibility. However, contact with a puppy suggests a locally acquired organism. Antibodies to filariae and Toxocara are demonstrated in the serum. Following treatment with albendazole 400 mg daily for 14 days the patient makes a full recovery, and the final diagnosis is active Toxocara canis infection.
authors.affiliation: Praxis für Innere Medizin und Tropenkrankheiten.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sigg-Farner
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Schulthess
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stürchler
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D004285:Dogs; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007816:Larva Migrans, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D017166:Toxocara canis; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole
vernacular_title: Eosinophilie, Durchfall.