Eosinophilic myocarditis associated with visceral larva migrans caused by Toxocara canis infection

Ji Hee Kim; Woo Baek Chung; Kyung Yoon Chang; Sun Young Ko; Mi Hee Park; Young Kyoung Sa; Yun Seok Choi; Chul Soo Park; Man Young Lee

doi:10.4250/jcu.2012.20.3.150

Eosinophilic myocarditis associated with visceral larva migrans caused by Toxocara canis infection

Ji Hee Kim, Woo Baek Chung, Kyung Yoon Chang, Sun Young Ko, Mi Hee Park, Young Kyoung Sa, Yun Seok Choi, Chul Soo Park, Man Young Lee

Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	150-153
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Volume	20
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2012.20.3.150
State	Published - Sep 2012

Keywords

Eosinophilic myocarditis
Toxocara canis
Visceral larva migrans

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Eosinophilic myocarditis associated with visceral larva migrans caused by Toxocara canis infection

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