Toxocarose : une maladie négligée en Suisse ? [Toxocariasis, a neglected disease in Switzerland ?]
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serval:BIB_F71BB5DC77BB
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Publications
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Title
Toxocarose : une maladie négligée en Suisse ? [Toxocariasis, a neglected disease in Switzerland ?]
Journal
Revue medicale suisse
ISSN
1660-9379 (Print)
ISSN-L
1660-9379
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/04/2017
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
13
Number
558
Pages
815-819
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
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.
Keywords
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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