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J Korean Neurol Assoc. 2009;27(2):176-178.
- Eosinophilic Myelitis Associated With Toxocariasis
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Hong-Seok Shon
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Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
- 호산구 척수염을 보인 개회충증
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손홍석, 김성훈 이승환 이서영 김성은 여민주
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강원대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실
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- Infection with Toxocara canis evokes various symptoms by migration of the larva via hematogenic infiltration, but CNS
involvement has rarely been documented. We describe a 63-year-old man who had eosinophilic myelitis associated with
T. canis. He had subacute progressive lower body paresthesia. Spine MR revealed that the intramedullary lesion was in
the thoracic cord. CSF analysis showed many eosinophils and elevated antibody titers to T. canis. These results indicate
that parasitic infection should be considered as a possible cause of subacute myelitis. Key Words: Toxocara canis, Eosinophilic myelitis
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