Pulmonary and myocardial manifestations due to Toxocara canis infection.
We report a case of Toxocara canis infection manifested by persistent eosinophilia, pulmonary nodules on CT scan, and myocardial manifestations in a 38-year-old man who was a dog trainer. Toxocariasis is not common in adults and rarely affects the heart.
Haralambidou
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Second Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University, Hippokratio General Hospital, Konstantinoupoleos str. 49, 54642, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Vlachaki
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Ioannidou
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Milioni
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V
Haralambidis
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S
Klonizakis
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I