Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Hepatic Toxocariasis with Atypical CT and MR Imaging Findings: a Case Report

  • Shin, Hye Soo (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Kyung Sook (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jeong Eun (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Min, Ji Hye (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine) ;
  • You, Sun Kyoung (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Byung Seok (Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2018.03.19
  • Accepted : 2018.04.24
  • Published : 2018.06.30
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Abstract

Hepatic toxocariasis is a type of visceral larva migrans caused by the migration of second-stage larvae of certain nematodes such as Toxocara canis to the liver. Histologically, the condition is characterized by granulomatous lesions containing eosinophils and inflammatory cells. We report a case of hepatic toxocariasis with atypical clinical and radiologic findings presenting as distinct, solitary hepatic nodule detected in a middle-aged woman.

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