Toxocariasis presenting as eosinophilic ascites in a post-partum female

Malini Guha; Sunit Jariwala; Nana Jinjolova; Nicole Mazer; Elizabeth Revere; Paul Riska; Elina Jerschow

doi:10.1007/s12639-013-0331-4

Toxocariasis presenting as eosinophilic ascites in a post-partum female

Malini Guha, Sunit Jariwala, Nana Jinjolova, Nicole Mazer, Elizabeth Revere, Paul Riska, Elina Jerschow

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Toxocariasis remains a problem throughout the world, and the overall prevalence is estimated to be 2.8 % within the United States. The clinical spectrum of toxocariasis in humans varies from asymptomatic infection to severe organ injury, and is determined by parasitic load, sites of larval migration from the gut, and the host’s inflammatory response. We present a case of eosinophilic ascites with diarrhea in a post-partum woman attributed to toxocariasis. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of toxocara infection presenting in the post-partum period.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	284-286
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Parasitic Diseases
Volume	39
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-013-0331-4
State	Published - Jun 5 2015

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Eosinophilia
Post-partum
Toxocara

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