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Hepatic visceral larva migrans causing hepatic venous thrombosis and prolonged fever

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Abstract

Background

Visceral larva migrans may present with systemic symptoms such as fever, hepatomegaly, pneumonitis or ocular symptoms.

Case characteristics

A 7-year-old girl with fever, pain abdomen and persistent eosinophilia. Imaging and histopathology were suggestive of visceral larva migrans.

Message

The diagnosis of visceral larva migrans is often delayed since similar symptoms of fever, hepatomegaly and peripheral eosinophilia occur in more common and identifiable tropical parasitic and non-parasitic diseases.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Jaswinder Kaur, Anand Gupta & Nishant Wadhwa

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  1. Jaswinder Kaur
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Kaur, J., Gupta, A. & Wadhwa, N. Hepatic visceral larva migrans causing hepatic venous thrombosis and prolonged fever. Indian Pediatr 54, 882–884 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-017-1155-6

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