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KMID : 0390620120200030150
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Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2012 Volume.20 No. 3 p.150 ~ p.153
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Eosinophilic Myocarditis Associated with Visceral Larva Migrans Caused by Toxocara Canis Infection
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Kim Ji-Hee
Chung Woo-Baek
Chang Kyung-Yoon
Ko Sun-Young
Park Mi-Hee
Sa Young-Kyoung
Choi Yun-Seok
Park Chul-Soo
Lee Man-Young
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Abstract
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A 41-year-old woman who was diagnosed with myocarditis presented eosinophilia. Since the antibody against Toxocara canis (T. canis) was positive, we diagnosed that she had visceral larva migrans due to T. canis associated with myocarditis. She was treated with oral albendazole and prednisolone for two weeks, eosinophil count and hepatic enzymes were normalized after completion of treatment. This is the first report of myocarditis caused by T. canis infection in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Eosinophilic myocarditis , Toxocara canis , Visceral larva migrans
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