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Case Reports
. 2007;39(3):283-5.
doi: 10.1080/00365540600951325.

Catastrophic aortic thrombosis due to Toxocara infection

Rana Traboulsi  1 , Adel Boueiz, Souha S Kanj
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Catastrophic aortic thrombosis due to Toxocara infection

Rana Traboulsi et al. Scand J Infect Dis. 2007.

Abstract

Toxocariasis, a common helminthozoonosis with a worldwide prevalence, usually manifests as 'visceral larva migrans' (VLM). Among its wide range of clinical presentations, large vessel thrombosis has never been described before. We report a case of aortic thrombosis caused by Toxocara canis infection in a young male who was successfully treated with albendazole.

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