Hepatic toxocariasis: a rare cause of right upper abdominal pain in the emergency department
Yıl: 2013 Cilt: 37 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 151 - 153 Metin Dili: Türkçe İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022
Hepatic toxocariasis: a rare cause of right upper abdominal pain in the emergency department
Öz: Toxocara canis ve Toxocara cati, köpek ve kedigillerin bağırsağına yerleşen en yaygın helmintlerdendir. Toxocariosis; genellikle T. canis, enfektif yumurtalarının esas konak olmayan insanlarca ağız yoluyla alınmasıyla ortaya çıkan, özellikle çocuklarda görülen; hipereozinofili, hepatomegali, ateş, geçici pulmoner infiltrasyon ve hipergammaglobulinemi ile karakterize bir hastalıktır. Radyolojik olarak karaciğer lezyonları ilk bakıda tümör, infarkt, enfektif ayrımı zor olabilir. Genelde bu tip lezyonlarda olduğu gibi hepatik toxocarada da radyolojik görüntüleri, multipl, sınırları düzgün, hipoekoik lezyonlar şeklinde görülür. Biz, karın ağrısı nedeniyle acil servisimize başvuran, radyolojik olarak ilk bakıda karaciğer enfarktı ve enfektif kitle ayırımı yapılamayan takiplerinde toksokara tanısı alan hastamızı sunuyoruz.
Anahtar Kelime: Konular:
Acil serviste sağ üst kadran ağrısının nadir bir nedeni; hepatik toksokara
Öz: Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are common helminths that reside in the intestinal tract of cats and dogs. Toxocariasis and, commonly, T. canis, is a disease commonly seen in children, which is characterised by hypereosinophilia, hepatomegaly, fever, transient pulmonary infiltration, and hypergammaglobulinaemia. Humans, who are not the actual host for these parasitic worms, are infected following oral intake of the infective eggs. Radiological differentiation of hepatic toxocariasis can be difficult, as liver lesions, which present as multiple hypoechoic lesions with regular borders, can look like a tumour, an infarction or an infection. We report on a case that presented to our emergency department (ED) with abdominal pain. During the initial review, the pathology in the liver was thought to be an infarction or an infection; however, the patient was diagnosed with hepatic toxocariasis following further evaluation.
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Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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| APA | ÇOŞKUN F, AKINCI E (2013). Hepatic toxocariasis: a rare cause of right upper abdominal pain in the emergency department. Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 37(2), 151 - 153. |
| Chicago | ÇOŞKUN FİGEN,AKINCI Emine Hepatic toxocariasis: a rare cause of right upper abdominal pain in the emergency department. Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi 37, no.2 (2013): 151 - 153. |
| MLA | ÇOŞKUN FİGEN,AKINCI Emine Hepatic toxocariasis: a rare cause of right upper abdominal pain in the emergency department. Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, vol.37, no.2, 2013, ss.151 - 153. |
| AMA | ÇOŞKUN F,AKINCI E Hepatic toxocariasis: a rare cause of right upper abdominal pain in the emergency department. Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi. 2013; 37(2): 151 - 153. |
| Vancouver | ÇOŞKUN F,AKINCI E Hepatic toxocariasis: a rare cause of right upper abdominal pain in the emergency department. Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi. 2013; 37(2): 151 - 153. |
| IEEE | ÇOŞKUN F,AKINCI E "Hepatic toxocariasis: a rare cause of right upper abdominal pain in the emergency department." Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 37, ss.151 - 153, 2013. |
| ISNAD | ÇOŞKUN, FİGEN - AKINCI, Emine. "Hepatic toxocariasis: a rare cause of right upper abdominal pain in the emergency department". Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi 37/2 (2013), 151-153. |
