Meningitis by <i>Toxocara canis</i> after Ingestion of Raw Ostrich Liver

  • Noh, Young; 
  • Hong, Sung-Tae; 
  • Yun, Ji Young; 
  • Park, Hong-Kyun; 
  • Oh, Jung-Hwan; 
  • 외 2명
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초록

Recently reports on toxocariasis are increasing by serodiagnosis in Korea. A previously healthy 17-yr-old boy complained of headache, fever, dyspnea, and anorexia. He showed symptoms and signs of eosinophilic meningitis with involvement of the lungs and liver. Specific IgG antibody to Toxocara canis larval antigen was positive in serum and cerebrospinal fluid by ELISA. He took raw ostrich liver with his parents 4 weeks before the symptom onset. His parents were seropositive for T. canis antigen but had no symptoms or signs suggesting toxocariasis. This is the first report of toxocariasis in a family due to ingestion of raw ostrich liver in Korea.

키워드

Toxocara canis; Visceral Larva Migrans; Meningitis; Raw Liver; Ostrich; OF-THE-LITERATURE; EOSINOPHILIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; DISEASE; MICE
제목
Meningitis by <i>Toxocara canis</i> after Ingestion of Raw Ostrich Liver
저자
Noh, Young; Hong, Sung-Tae; Yun, Ji Young; Park, Hong-Kyun; Oh, Jung-Hwan; Kim, Young Eun; Jeon, Beom S.
DOI
10.3346/jkms.2012.27.9.1105
발행일
2012-09
유형
Article
저널명
Journal of Korean Medical Science
권
27
호
9
페이지
1105 ~ 1108