[Eosinophilia for years in a patient with antibodies directed against larva migrans visceralis (author's transl)].

Abstract

A report is given on a 60 years old male patient with a varying eosinophilia and leucocytosis during a period of 8 years. The patient was suffering from coronary heart disease, which finally was the cause of death. Antibodies against larva migrans universalis were identified with the Ouchterlony technique as well as with the microprecipitation test for living toxocara larva twice within a period of 3 years. The post mortem examination showed severe sequelae of the coronary heart disease with callosities and aneurysma, whereas parasitic granulomas were missed. The question is discussed if the eosinophilia may be a sequela of the coronary heart disease or a result of an infection with larva migrans visceralis, in spite of the lack of a histological evidence.

• Authors: F Leibetseder
• Journal: Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) (Wien Med Wochenschr) Vol. 131 Issue 7 Pg. 185-8 (Apr 15 1981) ISSN: 0043-5341 [Print] Austria
• Vernacular Title: Jahrelange Eosinophilie bei positivem Antikörpernachweis auf Toxocara-canis-Larven.
• PMID: 7245782 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antibodies

Topics

• Antibodies (analysis)
• Coronary Disease (diagnosis)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Eosinophilia (etiology, immunology)
• Humans
• Larva Migrans, Visceral (diagnosis, immunology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Toxocara (immunology)