Eosinophilic Myocarditis-Associated Toxocariasis / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 482-486, 2018.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-717446
ABSTRACT
Human toxocariasis is a common helminthozoonosis due to the infestation of toxocara canis or toxocara cati larvae, and is a common cause of blood eosinophilia in Korea. Toxocariasis has various clinical manifestations depending on the involved organ, and cardiac involvement can range from asymptomatic to fulminant myocarditis with cardiogenic shock. Treatment of toxocariasis is based on corticosteroid and anthelmintic therapies. Here, we report a case of a 57-year-old male with eosinophilic myocarditis caused by toxocariasis as diagnosed via serial echocardiography follow up.
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Assunto principal:
Choque Cardiogênico
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Toxocara
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Ecocardiografia
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Larva Migrans Visceral
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Toxocaríase
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Seguimentos
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Toxocara canis
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Eosinofilia
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Eosinófilos
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Coreia (Geográfico)
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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