Arthritis of the hip associated with infantile toxocariasis
Van Linthoudt, D.; Mean, A.P.; Favre, R.; Ott, H.
Schweizerische Rundschau für Medizin Praxis 79(36): 1022-1024
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 1013-2058 PMID: 2218225 Document Number: 351068
A parasitic origin of rheumatological manifestations is only suspected if the patient returns from an endemic area of the world. We report a young girl who developed without travelling, an isolated hip arthropathy simultaneously with a Toxocara infestation. Pathogenesis is discussed.