Case report: A rarely seen cause of brain abscess - neurotoxocariasis
Articles > Article · 2014
Authors: O.R. Sipahi, E. Erdem Kivrak, Metin KORKMAZ, Meltem TAŞBAKAN, Hüsnü PULLUKÇU, Bilgin ARDA, Tansu YAMAZHAN, S. Ulusoy
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, International, WoS, 2014, vol 21, pp 163-163
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.03.762
Summary
Background: Toxocariasis is associated with three syndromes in human beings which are visceral larva migrans, ocular larva migrans and covert toxocariasis. Although neurotoxocariasis is defined as the fourth syndrome of toxocariasis, it is usually considered as a neurological disease which is usually concomitant with visceral larva migrans. İn this abstract we report a case of brain abcess caused by toxocariasis.