Toxocariasis causing eosinophilic ascites

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008 Jun;27(6):563-4. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318165f1e2.

Abstract

Eosinophilic ascites in the absence of gastroenteritis is uncommon in children. We report the case of a 13-year-old girl with eosinophilic ascites caused by Toxocara, only the second reported case in the literature. The patient had complete symptom resolution after albendazole therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Albendazole / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
  • Ascites / pathology*
  • Eosinophils / cytology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Toxocara / isolation & purification
  • Toxocariasis / complications*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anthelmintics
  • Albendazole