Toxocariasis Mimicking Lymphoma and Presenting as Multiple Lymphadenopathy: A Case Report

Toxocariasis, a parasitic infection, causes hyper eosinophilia resulting in radiological presentation of eosinophilic infiltrations in the involved organs. In the abdomen, toxocariasis has been reported to manifest as infiltrations in the liver or in the gastrointestinal tract, but it is known to be...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology 2018, 79(5), , pp.286-289
Hauptverfasser: Choi, Yoonmi, Park, Cheol Min, Kim, Jeong Woo, Park, Yang Shin, Lee, Jongmee, Choi, Jae Woong, Kim, Kyeong Ah, Lee, Chang Hee
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Zusammenfassung:Toxocariasis, a parasitic infection, causes hyper eosinophilia resulting in radiological presentation of eosinophilic infiltrations in the involved organs. In the abdomen, toxocariasis has been reported to manifest as infiltrations in the liver or in the gastrointestinal tract, but it is known to be uncommon to manifest as multiple lymphadenopathy. There have been two case reports of toxocariasis presenting as generalized lymphadenopathy in the chest, neck and inguinal regions. To the best of our knowledge, generalized conglomerated lymphadenopathy occurring mostly in the abdomen from toxocariasis has not been published in the English literature. Herein, we report a rare case of toxocariasis presenting as multiple conglomerated lymphadenopathy mimicking lymphoma on CT.
ISSN:1738-2637
2288-2928
2951-0805
DOI:10.3348/jksr.2018.79.5.286