Toxocarose : une maladie négligée en Suisse ? [Toxocariasis, a neglected disease in Switzerland ?]
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ID Serval
serval:BIB_F71BB5DC77BB
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Synthèse (review): revue aussi complète que possible des connaissances sur un sujet, rédigée à partir de l'analyse exhaustive des travaux publiés.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Toxocarose : une maladie négligée en Suisse ? [Toxocariasis, a neglected disease in Switzerland ?]
Périodique
Revue medicale suisse
ISSN
1660-9379 (Print)
ISSN-L
1660-9379
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
12/04/2017
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
13
Numéro
558
Pages
815-819
Langue
français
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
Toxocariasis is a zoonotic disease that occurs when humans are infected by the parasites Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati. Toxocariasis is highly prevalent in tropical areas, but can also be found in industrialized countries, particularly in rural areas. Clinical presentation can range from asymptomatic infection to more severe disease. Diagnosis of toxocariasis is based on suggestive clinical findings, eosinophilia and a positive serological testing. Albendazole represents the first-line treatment, associated with corticosteroids in case of severe disease. Here we describe three clinical cases of toxocariasis in order to illustrate the clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of this unrecognized disease.
Mots-clé
Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use, Adult, Aged, Albendazole/therapeutic use, Animals, Eosinophilia/diagnosis, Eosinophilia/parasitology, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Neglected Diseases/diagnosis, Neglected Diseases/drug therapy, Neglected Diseases/epidemiology, Prevalence, Serologic Tests, Switzerland/epidemiology, Toxocara/isolation & purification, Toxocariasis/diagnosis, Toxocariasis/drug therapy, Toxocariasis/epidemiology, Zoonoses/diagnosis, Zoonoses/drug therapy, Zoonoses/parasitology
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27/06/2017 8:07
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20/08/2019 16:23