title: [Cutaneous manifestations on toxocariasis cases hospitalized in the Paediatric Diseases Clinic of Iaşi, between 2005-2008].
abstract: The authors present the results of retroprospective epidemiological, clinical and laboratory diagnosis on toxocariasis cases hospitalized in the Paediatric Diseases Clinic of Iaşi, between January 2005- June 2008.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included a number of 228 children.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cutaneous manifestations were present in 65 children: 30 boys (46.15%) and 34 girls (52.30%), with a slight advance of the urban environment (53.84%). The age distribution highlighted a predominance of 1-6 age (66.15%). Cutaneous manifestations were pruritus, urticaria, atopic dermatitis, prurigo. The distribution of toxocariasis in children patients in Moldavia, Romania, highlighted a predominance in Iaşi. The laboratory diagnosis of the children with cutaneous manifestations: hypereosinophilia was present on 87.69% of the children associated with hyperleucocytosis. All the patients were serologicaly confirmed with toxocariasis. The children responded well to treatment with albendazole.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Parazitologie, Facultatea de Medicina si Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi.
authors.forename: Roxana-Gabriela
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Bahnea
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cârdei
authors.forename: Mihaela Cătălina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Luca
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cojocaru
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rîpă
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luca
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000469:parasitology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology*; D014119:Toxocara / Q000276:immunology; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014581:Urticaria / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole