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http://dx.doi.org/10.13104/imri.2018.22.2.113

Hepatic Toxocariasis with Atypical CT and MR Imaging Findings: a Case Report

Shin, Hye Soo (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)
Shin, Kyung Sook (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)
Lee, Jeong Eun (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)
Min, Ji Hye (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)
You, Sun Kyoung (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)
Shin, Byung Seok (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)

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Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging / v.22, no.2, 2018 , pp. 113-118 More about this Journal

Abstract

Hepatic toxocariasis is a type of visceral larva migrans caused by the migration of second-stage larvae of certain nematodes such as Toxocara canis to the liver. Histologically, the condition is characterized by granulomatous lesions containing eosinophils and inflammatory cells. We report a case of hepatic toxocariasis with atypical clinical and radiologic findings presenting as distinct, solitary hepatic nodule detected in a middle-aged woman.

Keywords

Hepatic visceral larva migrans; Toxocariasis; Toxocara canis;

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