There are three distinct syndromes of toxocariasis: covert toxocariasis is a relatively mild illness very similar to Löffler's syndrome. (wikipedia.org)
Covert toxocariasis is the least serious of the three syndromes and is believed to be due to chronic exposure. (wikipedia.org)
Signs and symptoms of covert toxocariasis are coughing, fever, abdominal pain, headaches, and changes in behavior and ability to sleep. (wikipedia.org)
The presence of the larvae of the genus Toxocara in human tissues causes the manifestations of human toxocariasis, including the syndrome of visceral larva migrans, ocular toxocariasis, covert toxocariasis, as well as signs of liver, lungs or central nervous system involvement (1). (medicaljournals.se)
A. caninum larvae may penetrate into deeper tissues, however, and induce symptoms of visceral larva migrans or migrate to and partially mature in the intestine, inducing eosinophilic enteritis (7,8). (cdc.gov)
Fascioliasis, capillariasis, toxocariasis, all causes of visceral larva migrans (VLM), represent most of the former, whilst lymphomas, eosinophilic leukemias and mastocytosis belong in the non-infectious conditions. (bvsalud.org)
Until zoonotic diseases such as toxocariasis were actively sought with good serologic assays, their true occurrence was underestimated. (cdc.gov)
Toxocara cati is a parasitic roundworm commonly found in cats, which can cause the zoonotic infection toxocariasis in humans, primarily affecting the liver, lungs, or eyes. (hbot-india.com)
Toxocariasis is a helminthic disease due to the migration of either Toxocara canis or T. cati larvae through the human organism. (medicaljournals.se)
Toxocariasis is human infection with nematode ascarid larvae that ordinarily infect animals. (msdmanuals.com)
Biopsies of the liver or other affected organs may show eosinophilic granulomatous reactions, but larvae are difficult to find in tissue sections and biopsies are low yield. (msdmanuals.com)
Toxocara5
Toxocariasis is caused by Toxocara canis ( T. canis ) and, less frequently, Toxocara catis (T. catis), which are intestinal nematodes (roundworms) found in dogs and cats, respectively. (medscape.com)
Toxocariasis is an illness of humans caused by the dog roundworm (Toxocara canis) and, less frequently, the cat roundworm (Toxocara cati). (wikipedia.org)
A case study published in 2008 supported the hypothesis that eosinophilic cellulitis may also be caused by infection with Toxocara. (wikipedia.org)
Both Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati eggs require a several week incubation period in moist, humid weather outside a host before becoming infective, so fresh eggs cannot cause toxocariasis. (wikipedia.org)
In humans, toxocariasis is considered an aberrant infection because humans are incidental hosts, as the parasites cannot successfully reach full maturity in the human body. (medscape.com)
Toxocariasis is a human disease caused by infection with the larval stages of the dog or cat roundworm. (cdc.gov)
Treatment of toxocariasis varies, depending on the type of infection. (cdc.gov)
One of the main risk factors for the infection and development of human toxocariasis, is to cohabit with puppies and kittens. (scielo.org.co)
Little information is available regarding the prevalence and incidence of eosinophilic reactions to drugs or as a secondary histologic manifestation of pulmonary infection, parasitic infection (eg, Löffler syndrome, simple eosinophilic pneumonia), or neoplasia or as a component of Churg-Strauss syndrome. (medscape.com)
Diagnosis of toxocariasis is made using an Enzyme-Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay, or ELISA test. (cdc.gov)
In this context, identification of eosinophilic pneumonia in lung biopsies may be helpful in the diagnosis and classification of these syndromes when the clinical features are atypical. (medscape.com)
The differential diagnosis discusses disorders in which eosinophilic pneumonia often occurs as part of a spectrum of pathologic findings. (medscape.com)
Human toxocariasis: diagnosis, worldwide seroprevalences and clinical expression of the systemic and ocular forms. (org.vn)
Toxocariasis was hence considered the most likely diagnosis. (bvsalud.org)
Pneumonia11
The definition of eosinophilic pneumonia depends on clinical context. (medscape.com)
In pathology, eosinophilic pneumonia refers to a histologic pattern of diffuse pulmonary infiltrates that contain prominent numbers of eosinophils . (medscape.com)
Distinguishing the histologic pattern of eosinophilic pneumonia from clinical syndromes that also contain the term eosinophilic pneumonia (eg, chronic eosinophilic pneumonia, tropical pulmonary eosinophilia, simple eosinophilic pneumonia, acute eosinophilic pneumonia) is important. (medscape.com)
Histologic areas of eosinophilic pneumonia are characteristic of biopsies from patients with all these syndromes. (medscape.com)
Idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia is reported to comprise anywhere from 0-2.5% of cases within the registries of interstitial lung disease. (medscape.com)
Idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia may occur in children but is rare. (medscape.com)
The syndrome of idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia is even rarer than chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. (medscape.com)
[ 7 ] In contrast to idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia, males appear to be affected slightly more often than females. (medscape.com)
[ 8 ] Several studies report an increased percentage of patients who had recently started smoking prior to the development of acute eosinophilic pneumonia. (medscape.com)
Ozdemir O. Loeffler's syndrome: a type of eosinophilic pneumonia mimicking community-acquired pneumonia and asthma that arises from Ascaris lumbricoides in a child. (medscape.com)
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia: A case report and review of the literature. (medscape.com)
Epidemiology2
The epidemiology and public health importance of toxocariasis: a zoonosis of global importance. (org.vn)
Epidemiology of human toxocariasis in Poland - A review of cases 1978-2009. (org.vn)
This observation illustrates the broad spectrum of the cutaneous manifestations of toxocariasis, showing that the disease may also cause febrile exanthema. (medicaljournals.se)
According to this case, febrile exanthema can be added to the cutaneous manifestations of toxocariasis. (medicaljournals.se)
Cutaneous2
The cutaneous signs clearly linked to human toxocariasis in case-control studies are chronic prurigo, pruritus, and urticaria (3, 4). (medicaljournals.se)
Other cutaneous manifestations reported in the literature include miscellaneous eczema, vasculitis, and hypodermitis, Wells syndrome and eosinophilic folliculitis, together with resistance to anti-histamine drugs (5-9). (medicaljournals.se)
Syndromes1
Pulmonary eosinophilic syndromes are rare, and the exact incidence and prevalence are unknown. (medscape.com)
Parasitic infections1
Neglected parasitic infections in the United States: toxocariasis. (org.vn)
Clinical forms1
Histological and clinical forms of the eosinophilic cellulitis]. (medscape.com)
Zoonosis2
Based on prevalence and impact on public health, toxocariasis is an underestimated zoonosis in developing and developed countries. (scielo.org.co)
Según la prevalencia y el impacto en la salud pública, la toxocariasis es una zoonosis subestimada en los países en desarrollo y desarrollados. (scielo.org.co)
Humans1
Prevention of toxocariasis is important in both animals and humans. (cdc.gov)
Nematode1
Most frequently, human toxocariasis is caused by T. canis , a nematode roundworm of the family Ascaridae. (medscape.com)
Serological1
We opted for treatment with a prolonged course of albendazole due to the serological results and being toxocariasis more frequent in our setting. (bvsalud.org)
therefore, the presence of these eggs is not a diagnostic finding in human toxocariasis. (medscape.com)
Diagnostic2
Heelan K, Ryan JF, Shear NH, Egan CA. Wells syndrome (eosinophilic cellulitis): Proposed diagnostic criteria and a literature review of the drug-induced variant. (medscape.com)
Toxocariasis--a current clinical and diagnostic problem. (org.vn)
This paper reviews the experimental studies focused on vaccine development for toxocariasis control, and special attention is given to relevant epidemiological studies on the importance of dogs in human toxocariasis. (scielo.org.co)
ELISA1
In this study, the adult patient presented with eosinophilic cellulitis, hepatosplenomegaly, anemia, and a positive ELISA for T. canis. (wikipedia.org)
Ghislain PD, Van Eeckhout P. Eosinophilic cellulitis of papulonodular presentation (Wells' syndrome). (medscape.com)
Holme SA, McHenry P. Nodular presentation of eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells' syndrome). (medscape.com)
Familial eosinophilic cellulitis, dysmorphic habitus, and mental retardation. (medscape.com)
Espana A, Sanz ML, Sola J, Gil P. Wells' syndrome (eosinophilic cellulitis): correlation between clinical activity, eosinophil levels, eosinophil cation protein and interleukin-5. (medscape.com)
Eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells' syndrome) associated with colon carcinoma. (medscape.com)
Wells syndrome (eosinophilic cellulitis) following vaccination: Two pediatric cases with positive patch test to aluminium salts. (medscape.com)
Eosinophilic cellulitis after honeybee sting. (medscape.com)
Erythematous and vesicular rash of the left side of the trunk and left upper arm during toxocariasis. (medicaljournals.se)
Disease2
Every year, at least 3,000-4,000 serum specimens from patients with presumptive diagnoses of toxocariasis are sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state public health laboratories, or private laboratories for serodiagnostic confirmation (9). (cdc.gov)
Toxocariasis, a neglected disease in Switzerland? (org.vn)
Public health1
Toxocariasis: a silent threat with a progressive public health impact. (org.vn)