Toxocariasis Presenting as Encephalomyelitis

Toxocariasis Presenting as Encephalomyelitis

We describe a farmer who presented with a clinical picture of a transverse thoracic myelitis. MRI showed inflammatory lesions in brain and thoracic spinal cord. Toxocariasis was suspected because of eosinophilia in blood and cerebrospinal fluid, and this diagnosis was confirmed immunologically. He w...

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Main Authors: Gregory Helsen, Stefaan J. Vandecasteele, Ludo J. Vanopdenbosch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/503913
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spelling doaj-3bff2afda4a249769ad91205bf4bd4bb2020-11-24T22:46:48ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352011-01-01201110.1155/2011/503913503913Toxocariasis Presenting as EncephalomyelitisGregory Helsen0Stefaan J. Vandecasteele1Ludo J. Vanopdenbosch2Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, BelgiumDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Sint-Jan, Ruddershove 10, 8000 Bruges, BelgiumDepartment of Neurology, General Hospital Sint-Jan, Ruddershove 10, 8000 Bruges, BelgiumWe describe a farmer who presented with a clinical picture of a transverse thoracic myelitis. MRI showed inflammatory lesions in brain and thoracic spinal cord. Toxocariasis was suspected because of eosinophilia in blood and cerebrospinal fluid, and this diagnosis was confirmed immunologically. He was successfully treated with antihelminthics in combination with corticosteroids. Neurotoxocariasis is rare and diagnosis can be difficult because of the different and atypical clinical manifestations. It should be considered in every case of central neurological syndrome associated with eosinophilia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/503913
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author Gregory Helsen
Stefaan J. Vandecasteele
Ludo J. Vanopdenbosch
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Stefaan J. Vandecasteele
Ludo J. Vanopdenbosch
Toxocariasis Presenting as Encephalomyelitis
Case Reports in Medicine
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Stefaan J. Vandecasteele
Ludo J. Vanopdenbosch
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title Toxocariasis Presenting as Encephalomyelitis
title_short Toxocariasis Presenting as Encephalomyelitis
title_full Toxocariasis Presenting as Encephalomyelitis
title_fullStr Toxocariasis Presenting as Encephalomyelitis
title_full_unstemmed Toxocariasis Presenting as Encephalomyelitis
title_sort toxocariasis presenting as encephalomyelitis
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Medicine
issn 1687-9627
1687-9635
publishDate 2011-01-01
description We describe a farmer who presented with a clinical picture of a transverse thoracic myelitis. MRI showed inflammatory lesions in brain and thoracic spinal cord. Toxocariasis was suspected because of eosinophilia in blood and cerebrospinal fluid, and this diagnosis was confirmed immunologically. He was successfully treated with antihelminthics in combination with corticosteroids. Neurotoxocariasis is rare and diagnosis can be difficult because of the different and atypical clinical manifestations. It should be considered in every case of central neurological syndrome associated with eosinophilia.
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