Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia due to Toxocariasis with Bronchoalveolar Lavage Findings

Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia Due to Visceral Larva Migrans.

“…On the other hand, in a patient with VLM, BAL has been reported to show marked eosinophilia of 64% (6). In the present case, BAL showed 38.4xlO5 cells/ml, which is about 38 times higher than in healthy subjects, with 96.4% eosinophils.…”

“…In 1952, Crofton et al clinically described "simple eosinophilic pneumonia''' (SEP) with an increased duration to spontaneous resolution up to 1 month (5). Pulmonary infiltrates due to VLM generally manifest as a transient form of Loffler's syndrome or SEP, and also have been reported to present as an acute form (6). In 1969, Carrington et al histopathologically described 9 cases of "chronic eosinophilic pneumonia" (CEP) which were contrasted with both Loffler's syndrome and SEP (7).…”

“…This method has been reported to have a 78% sensitivity and 92% specificity (3). Pulmonary infiltrates due to VLM generally manifest as a transient form of Lqffler's syndrome (4) or simple eosinophilic pneumonia (5), and also have been reported to present as an acute form (6). And their histopathological changes may be eosinophilic pneumonia.…”

Human case of visceral larva migrans syndrome: pulmonary and hepatic involvement

“…These manifestations might mimic to bronchitis, pneumonia, or asthma. In some cases, pulmonary infection has been presented with respiratory failure (Feldman &Worth Parker, 1992;Bartelink et al, 1993), eosinophilic pleural effusions (Jeanfaivre et al, 1996;Ashwath et al, 2004) and pulmonary nodules, acute and chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (Roig et al, 1992;Inoue et al, 2002). The clinical manifestations of VLM syndrome involving the liver included fever, fatigue, abdominal pain and hepatomegaly (Lim, 2008).…”

Immunodiagnosis of Human Toxocariasis

“…Hepatomegaly, fever and abdominal pain may be found when the compromise is exclusively hepatic (Magnaval et al, 2001). Dry cough, wheezing, bronchospasm, interstitial pneumonitis, and pleural effusion may occur when a lung involvement is present (Roig et al, 1992;Ashwath et al, 2004). Pruritus and eosinophilic urticaria may also present in some patients with dermatological manifestations (Kim et al, 2010).…”