Cutaneous manifestations on toxocariasis cases hospitalized in the Paediatric Diseases Clinic of Iaşi, between 2005-2008
Bahnea, R-Gabriela.; Cârdei, E.; Luca, M.Cătălina.; Cojocaru, I.; Rîpă, C.; Luca, M.
Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi 113(2): 428-431
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0048-7848 PMID: 21495348 Document Number: 632110
The authors present the results of retroprospective epidemiological, clinical and laboratory diagnosis on toxocariasis cases hospitalized in the Paediatric Diseases Clinic of Iaşi, between January 2005- June 2008. The study included a number of 228 children. Cutaneous manifestations were present in 65 children: 30 boys (46.15%) and 34 girls (52.30%), with a slight advance of the urban environment (53.84%). The age distribution highlighted a predominance of 1-6 age (66.15%). Cutaneous manifestations were pruritus, urticaria, atopic dermatitis, prurigo. The distribution of toxocariasis in children patients in Moldavia, Romania, highlighted a predominance in Iaşi. The laboratory diagnosis of the children with cutaneous manifestations: hypereosinophilia was present on 87.69% of the children associated with hyperleucocytosis. All the patients were serologicaly confirmed with toxocariasis. The children responded well to treatment with albendazole.