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.
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Authors | L Oujamaa, I Sibon, A Vital, P Ménégon |
Journal | Revue neurologique
(Rev Neurol (Paris))
Vol. 159
Issue 4
Pg. 447-50
(Apr 2003)
ISSN: 0035-3787 [Print] France |
Vernacular Title | Vasculite cérébrale secondaire à une co-infestation par Toxocara canis et Fasciola hepatica. |
PMID | 12773876
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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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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