title: Eosinophilic myocarditis associated with visceral larva migrans caused by Toxocara canis infection.
abstract: A 41-year-old woman who was diagnosed with myocarditis presented eosinophilia. Since the antibody against Toxocara canis (T. canis) was positive, we diagnosed that she had visceral larva migrans due to T. canis associated with myocarditis. She was treated with oral albendazole and prednisolone for two weeks, eosinophil count and hepatic enzymes were normalized after completion of treatment. This is the first report of myocarditis caused by T. canis infection in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Woo-Baek
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Kyung-Yoon
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Sun-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Mi-Hee
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Young-Kyoung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Sa
authors.forename: Yun-Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Chul-Soo
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Man-Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lee