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Visceral larva migrans is apparently an endemic disease among adults in southwest France. Thirty-seven adults living in the Midi-Pyrenees region of France were confirmed as having visceral larva migrans based on an increased specific antibody titer to Toxocara canis as detected by enzyme-linked
A retrospective study of 92 cases of visceral larva migrans (VLM) seen in Toulouse demonstrated the high prevalence of the disease in the Midi-Pyrénées region (southern France). The patient population was homogeneous, of middle age and predominantly female. The principal symptoms were chronic
We report a remarkably good outcome in a 14-month-old boy with early clinical diagnosis and aggressive empirical treatment of neural larva migrans caused by the raccoon roundworm Baylisascaris procyonis. He presented with fever, meningismus, lethargy, irritability and asymmetric spastic extremity
An outbreak of Gnathostoma larva migrans occurred among guests of a New Year's party in Chachoengsao, Thailand. Nine people who consumed a raw fish dish called 'Hu-sae' contracted the disease. Five of them developed gastro-intestinal symptoms consisting of nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and
A 35-year-old man noticed a tingling sensation and subsequent slight weakness in the distal part of the left lower extremities, which extended to the left thigh over the following 8 months, when he developed a urinary disturbance. He was admitted to a local hospital and diagnosed as having myelitis,
Gnathostomiasis has rarely been described outside endemic countries. We report on a series of 5 patients (4 females, 1 male, mean age 42.2 years) who returned to France from South-East Asia and presented with cutaneous gnathostomiasis. The cutaneous lesions appeared within a mean period of 62 d
The occurrence of visceral larva migrans due to Ascaris suum (A. suum) and Toxocara canis (T. canis) has occasionally been reported in Japan, although parenchymatous involvement of the CNS is extremely rare in A. suum/T. canis visceral larvae migrans. Recently we experienced 7 cases with myelitis
Toxocara canis is a parasite known to cause visceral larva migrans. The infection rarely affects the central nervous system but there have been several reports of myelitis caused by visceral larva migrans due to Toxocara canis. In previous reported cases, the lesions were located in the thoracic or
Toxocara canis causes the visceral larva migrans syndrome in which central nervous involvement is rare. We report the case of a 40-year-old woman presenting with a subacute weakness of the right leg and dysaesthesiae in the right Th8-Th10 dermatomas. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging examination
Toxocariasis is a parasitic infection caused by the roundworms Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati, mostly due to accidental ingestion of embryonated eggs. Clinical manifestations vary and are classified as visceral larva migrans or ocular larva migrans according to the organs affected. Central nervous