Masahide Yoshikawa,
Mariko Nishiofuku,
Kei Moriya,
Yukiteru Ouji,
Shigeaki Ishizaka,
Kei Kasahara,
Kei-Ichi Mikasa,
Toshiko Hirai,
Youka Mizuno,
Shuhei Ogawa,
Takahito Nakamura, Haruhiko Maruyama,
Nobuaki Akao
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ABSTRACT: We present 3 adult cases of visceral toxocariasis from the same family, who each consumed thin slices of raw bovine liver weekly, and developed eosinophilia and multiple small lesions in their livers and lungs. Serological examinations using the larval excretory-secretory product of Toxocara canis strongly indicated infection with Toxocara species larvae. The patients responded well to treatment with albendazole. Ingestion of raw liver from paratenic animals is considered to be a common transmission route of human toxocariasis, especially in adults.
Parasitology International 09/2008; 57(4):525-9. · 2.13 Impact Factor
