Visceral larva migrans in adult patient. Report of a case
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Keywords

larva migrans, visceral
Toxocara canis
eosinophilia

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Chiattone CS, Chieffi PP, Paes RAP. Visceral larva migrans in adult patient. Report of a case. Rev Inst Adolfo Lutz [Internet]. 1983 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 Jul. 22];43(1-2):85-8. Available from: https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/36811

Abstract

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.

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