title: Toxocara canis-Associated Myelitis with Eosinophilic Pneumonia.
abstract: The existence of Toxocara canis-specific antibodies has recently been reported in patients with atopic myelitis. Here, we report the case of a 35-year-old male patient admitted with a chief complaint of right lower limb hypoesthesia lasting for a month. The patient was diagnosed with eosinophilic pneumonia 3 months ago, and a spine MRI revealed the presence of myelitis in the cervicothoracic cord. After confirming the presence of hyper-IgE-emia and Toxocara canis antibodies, the patient was treated with steroids and albendazole treatment, which improved his symptoms. To our knowledge, this is the first case of Toxocara canis-associated myelitis with eosinophilic pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju 52727, Korea.
authors.forename: Kee Hong
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju 52727, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju 52727, Korea.
authors.forename: Soo-Kyung
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju 52727, Korea.; Department of Neurology, Gyeongsang National University, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang Institue of Health Science, Jinju 52727, Korea.
authors.forename: Nack-Cheon
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju 52727, Korea.; Department of Neurology, Gyeongsang National University, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang Institue of Health Science, Jinju 52727, Korea.
authors.forename: Oh-Young
authors.initials: OY
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju 52727, Korea.; Department of Neurology, Gyeongsang National University, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang Institue of Health Science, Jinju 52727, Korea.
authors.forename: ByeongHoon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Gyeongsang National University, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang Institue of Health Science, Jinju 52727, Korea.; Department of Neurology, Gyeongsagn National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon 51472, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki-Jong
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Park
keywords: Eosionophilia; Myelitis; Pulmonary eosinophilia; Toxocara canis