Visceral larva migrans in adult patient. Report of a case

Visceral larva migrans probably due to Toxocaro. canis larvae was diagnosed in a white, 40-year old peasant woman from Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Enlargment of the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes, ascitis, skin lesions, and high levels of blood eosinophils were the main clinical and laboratory findi...

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Autores: Chiattone, Carlos Sérgio, Chieffi, Pedro Paulo, Paes, Roberto A. Pinto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1983
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Repositorio:Revista do Instituto Adolfo Lutz (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br:article/36811
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/36811
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:larva migrans, visceral
Toxocara canis
eosinophilia
larva migrans visceral, síndrome
eosinofilia
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Sumario:Visceral larva migrans probably due to Toxocaro. canis larvae was diagnosed in a white, 40-year old peasant woman from Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Enlargment of the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes, ascitis, skin lesions, and high levels of blood eosinophils were the main clinical and laboratory findings.Ristologic examination of the surgically-removed spleen showed large foci of necrosis and the presence of parasitic structures which were classified as nematode larva e resembling Toxocara larvae. Granulomatous lesions surrounded by giant cells and high numbers of eosinophils were the main findings in a liver biopsy.