ArticleParasitology research2018
Toxocarosis in children: poor hygiene habits and contact with dogs is related to longer treatment.
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- Human toxocariasis.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Dog and Cat Contact as Risk Factor for Human Toxocariasis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Case Report: Toxocariasis as a rare trigger of vasculitis: a case-based review.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
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- Efficacy of artemether against toxocariasis in mice: parasitological and immunopathological changes in brain, liver, and lung.Pathogens and global health · 2024Article
- Effects of metformin on parasitological, pathological changes in the brain and liver and immunological aspects during visceral toxocariasis in mice.Parasitology research · 2023Article
- The epidemiology and control ofParasite epidemiology and control · 2022Article
- Therapy and Prevention for Human Toxocariasis.Microorganisms · 2022Article
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- Serosurvey of anti-Toxocara antibodies and risk factors in adolescent and adult pregnant women of southeastern Brazil.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate the main clinical signs and symptoms of toxocarosis in children and the treatment results. The study group consisted of 66 seropositive children aged 2 to 16 years, evaluated in an outpatient clinic in north-eastern Poland for 24 months. Male gender and living in urban areas predominated in the study population. Children presented with non-specific symptoms, of which the most common was abdominal pain or tenderness, which was reported by 39 (59%) patients. Absolute eosinophil counts were increased in 32 (48%) children. Total IgE concentrations were increased in 31 of 55 (56%) tested children. All evaluated children received albendazole as a first-line treatment. In 19 cases, additional treatment with albendazole and/or diethylcarbamazine was provided. The analysis of possible causes of prolonged treatment revealed that significant risk factors were geophagia [odds ratio (OR), 6.3; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 1.8-21.8; p < 0.01] and daily contact with a dog [OR, 5.9; 95% CI, 1.3-27.3, p < 0.05]. We hypothesise that poor hygiene habits and daily contact with a dog pose a risk of reinfection and limits treatment efficiency. Because of non-specific signs and frequent lack of eosinophilia, physicians should maintain high levels of suspicion for toxocarosis, particularly in patients who live in regions heavily contaminated with Toxocara eggs.
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