The cerebral form of toxocarosis in a seven-year-old patient
Journal Title: Folia Neuropathologica - Year 2006, Vol 44, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Toxocarosis is a consequence of human infection by Toxocara canis larvae. There are symptomatic (visceral, ocular) and asymptomatic courses of toxocarosis. The cerebral form is very rare. Case report: We present a seven-year-old patient who developed a cerebral form of toxocarosis. She demonstrated focal neurological symptoms (epilepsy) confirmed by neuro-imaging and histopathological examinations. A positive test for toxocarosis essentially completed the other outcomes. On the basis of the clinical picture and the conducted tests a diagnosis of a cerebral form of toxocarosis was established. Mebendazole was applied in treatment.
Authors and Affiliations
Beata Kazek, Ewa Jamroz, Marek Mandera, Grażyna Bierzyńska-Macyszyn, Elżbieta Marszał
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