Visceral larva migrans presenting as acute abdomen in a child.
An unusual presentation of visceral larva migrans observed in a patient is reported. A 5-year-old boy suffering fever, abdominal pain, tenderness, and rigidity in the right lower and upper quadrant of the abdomen was operated on, with the false diagnosis of acute abdomen, and exploratory surgery was carried out. The pathological examination of the liver biopsy revealed eosinophil-rich necrotizing granulomatous inflammation with Toxocara spp larva. The diagnosis was also confirmed by serologic results. Clinicians should remember that toxocaral visceral larva migrans may rarely mimic an acute abdomen and cause unnecessary operations.
Inan
Mustafa
M
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Trakya, 22030 Edirne, Turkey. mustafainan@trakya.edu.tr
Sakru
Nermin
N
Vatansever
Ulfet
U
Bilgi
Selcuk
S
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D007816:Larva Migrans, Visceral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis