1. TOXOCARIOSIS ATÍPICA: REPORTE DE UN CASO EN LA COSTA NORTE DEL PERÚ.
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Terrones-Campos, Cynthia, Andrade, Teresa, Lachira, Arnaldo, Valladolid, Omar, and Lanata, Claudio F.
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VISCERAL larva migrans , *ASCARIASIS , *EOSINOPHILIA , *DIAGNOSIS , *ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay - Abstract
We present the case of a 4.5 years old boy with atypic toxocariasis, from La Matanza, Morropon, Piura. The patient had non-specific symptoms during 9 days. Suspicion of Toxocariasis was supported by marked eosinophilia in the cell blood count (15% or 1470 cells/µL). Diagnosis was confirmed by laboratory with ELISA serology demonstrating the presence of IgG and IgM anti-Toxocara antibodies. Symptoms receded before the patient received a five-day treatment with albendazol 15mg/kg/day. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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