title: Meningitis by Toxocara canis after ingestion of raw ostrich liver.
abstract: Recently reports on toxocariasis are increasing by serodiagnosis in Korea. A previously healthy 17-yr-old boy complained of headache, fever, dyspnea, and anorexia. He showed symptoms and signs of eosinophilic meningitis with involvement of the lungs and liver. Specific IgG antibody to Toxocara canis larval antigen was positive in serum and cerebrospinal fluid by ELISA. He took raw ostrich liver with his parents 4 weeks before the symptom onset. His parents were seropositive for T. canis antigen but had no symptoms or signs suggesting toxocariasis. This is the first report of toxocariasis in a family due to ingestion of raw ostrich liver in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Sung-Tae
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Ji Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Hong-Kyun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jung-Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Young Eun
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Beom S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Jeon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D004435:Eating; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000276:immunology; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D020310:Struthioniformes; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017166:Toxocara canis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth