TOXOCARIASIS - A LARVA MIGRANS SYNDROME I N INTERNAL-MEDICINE

Toxocariasis is a human infection with animal ascarids which is common in France. Two cases are reported. Clinical features and management i n adults are reviewed. Incomplete, misleading clinical pictures are co mmon, with nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms (50 % of cases), neur ological symptoms (45 %), respiratory symptoms (40 %), or hematologic disorders (20 %). Chronic eosinophilia occurs in only 6 % of cases. Mu ltivisceral forms can simulate a systemic disease. Patients with docum ented or probable toxocariasis may require treatment with benzimidazol e derivatives.