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PMID: 18461059 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Background A 56-year-old female presented to the emergency room with a 2-week history of fevers, chills and right upper quadrant pain. She had no sick contacts, had not traveled recently and denied high-risk sexual behavior. The patient had adopted a stray cat 1 month before presentation. Investigations Physical examination; laboratory tests (including complete blood count with differential, complete metabolic panel including liver enzymes, and serum Toxocara serology); chest and abdominal CT scans; and percutaneous liver biopsy. Diagnosis Toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans). Management Supportive care and antihelmintic agents. |
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Jared Hossack; Paul Ricketts; Helen S Te; John Hart |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2008-05-06 |
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Title: Nature clinical practice. Gastroenterology & hepatology Volume: 5 ISSN: 1743-4386 ISO Abbreviation: Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol Publication Date: 2008 Jun |
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Created Date: 2008-06-04 Completed Date: 2008-07-31 Revised Date: 2011-07-19 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101226510 Medline TA: Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 344-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. jared.hossack@uchospitals.edu |
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Animals Cats Female Humans Liver Diseases / drug therapy, parasitology*, pathology* Middle Aged Toxocariasis / drug therapy, pathology* Treatment Outcome |
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Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Mar;6(3):E1-2
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