A case of adult hepatic toxocariasis

Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Jun;5(6):344-8. doi: 10.1038/ncpgasthep1140. Epub 2008 May 6.

Abstract

Background A 56-year-old female presented to the emergency room with a 2-week history of fevers, chills and right upper quadrant pain. She had no sick contacts, had not traveled recently and denied high-risk sexual behavior. The patient had adopted a stray cat 1 month before presentation. Investigations Physical examination; laboratory tests (including complete blood count with differential, complete metabolic panel including liver enzymes, and serum Toxocara serology); chest and abdominal CT scans; and percutaneous liver biopsy. Diagnosis Toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans). Management Supportive care and antihelmintic agents.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cats
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / drug therapy
  • Liver Diseases / parasitology*
  • Liver Diseases / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Toxocariasis / drug therapy
  • Toxocariasis / pathology*
  • Treatment Outcome