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[Cerebral vasculitis secondary to Toxocara canis and Fasciola hepatica co-infestation].

Abstract
Neurological complications of cosmopolitan parasitosis are rare. We report a case of a cerebral and systemic vasculitis secondary to a visceral larva migrans syndrome associated with a Toxocara canis and Fasciola hepatica co-infestation.
AuthorsL Oujamaa, I Sibon, A Vital, P Ménégon
JournalRevue neurologique (Rev Neurol (Paris)) Vol. 159 Issue 4 Pg. 447-50 (Apr 2003) ISSN: 0035-3787 [Print] France
Vernacular TitleVasculite cérébrale secondaire à une co-infestation par Toxocara canis et Fasciola hepatica.
PMID12773876 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Cognition Disorders (etiology)
  • Eosinophilia (etiology)
  • Fascioliasis (complications)
  • Fever of Unknown Origin (etiology)
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Memory Disorders (etiology)
  • Muscle, Skeletal (blood supply)
  • Reflex, Abnormal
  • Toxocara canis (isolation & purification)
  • Toxocariasis (complications)
  • Vasculitis (etiology, parasitology)
  • Vasculitis, Central Nervous System (etiology)

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