Pulmonary Toxocariasis Mimicking Invasive Aspergillosis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis
2014
Park, E.J., Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Song, J.Y., Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Choi, M.J., Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Jeon, J.H., Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Choi, J.Y., Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Yang, T.U., Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Hong, K.W., Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Hoh, J.Y., Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Cheong, H.J., Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Kim, W.J., Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
A 45-year-old-male who had underlying ulcerative colitis and presented with fever and dry cough. Initially, the patient was considered to have invasive aspergillosis due to a positive galactomannan assay. He was treated with amphotericin B followed by voriconazole. Nevertheless, the patient deteriorated clinically and radiographically. The lung biopsy revealed eosinophilic pneumonia, and ELISA for Toxocara antigen was positive, leading to a diagnosis of pulmonary toxocariasis. After a 10-day treatment course with albendazole and adjunctive steroids, the patient recovered completely without any sequelae. Pulmonary toxocariasis may be considered in patients with subacute or chronic pneumonia unresponsive to antibiotic agents, particularly in cases with eosinophilia.
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