[A case of hepatic abscess caused by toxocara].
Toxocariasis is a helminozoonosis caused by the infection of a human host by the larva of Toxocara canis and Toxocara catis, which are common nematodes in dogs and cats, and occurs more frequently in school age children. Toxocariasis shows variable clinical manifestations including hepatomegaly, bronchial asthma, uveitis, central nervous system symptoms with peripheral eosinophilia and an increased total serum IgE level. However a hepatic abscess caused by toxocara infection in adults is rare. We experienced a case of heavy alcoholic patients with a hepatic eosinophilic abscess caused by toxocara infestation, which was confirmed by microscopic examination of liver biopsy, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test, abdominal CT and the ultrasonography findings.
Jung
Jae Kwon
JK
Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. chlee1@cu.ac.kr
Jung
Jin Tae
JT
Lee
Chang Hyeong
CH
Kim
Eun Young
EY
Kwon
Joong Goo
JG
Kim
Byung Seok
BS
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017166:Toxocara canis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography