Pulmonary and myocardial manifestations due to Toxocara canis infection

S Haralambidou; E Vlachaki; E Ioannidou; V Milioni; S Haralambidis; I Klonizakis

doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2005.04.008

Pulmonary and myocardial manifestations due to Toxocara canis infection

Eur J Intern Med. 2005 Dec;16(8):601-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.04.008.

Authors

S Haralambidou¹, E Vlachaki, E Ioannidou, V Milioni, S Haralambidis, I Klonizakis

Affiliation

¹ Second Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University, Hippokratio General Hospital, Konstantinoupoleos str. 49, 54642, Thessaloniki, Greece.

PMID: 16314245
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.04.008

Abstract

We report a case of Toxocara canis infection manifested by persistent eosinophilia, pulmonary nodules on CT scan, and myocardial manifestations in a 38-year-old man who was a dog trainer. Toxocariasis is not common in adults and rarely affects the heart.