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  • A 40-year-old cattle feeder has been experiencing persistent health issues such as indigestion and abnormal blood counts, leading to a liver biopsy that revealed eosinophilic granulomas and Toxocara canis larvae.
  • Despite treatment with an antithelmintic medication, the level of specific antibodies remained high, indicating an ongoing infection with larval toxocariasis.
  • This case is notable as it marks the first documented instance of Toxocara larvae found in a liver biopsy in Czechoslovakia, adding to a total of 287 reported cases of larval toxocariasis in the country up to July 1982.

Article Abstract

A 40-year old cattle feeder has been suffering from indigestion, leukocytosis and conspicuous eosinophilia for about 4 years. A sample of liver tissue was taken during gastrectomy and multiple allergic granulomas rich in eosinophilia leukocytes were found. Toxocara canis was identified in serial sections outside the granulomas. Larval toxocariasis was confirmed by a high level of specific antibodies which failed to decrease even after administration of Mintezol antithelmintic. In this country, there was serological proof of 287 cases of larval toxocariasis till July 1982. This is the first finding of Toxocara larvae in liver biopsy published in Czechoslovak literature. Another finding of liver Toxocara larvae was made in a 86-year old woman included among 4 cases of allergic granulomatosis of the liver published before.

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