Volume 17, Number 7—July 2011
Dispatch
Visceral Larva Migrans in Immigrants from Latin America
Maria-Carmen Turrientes, Ana Pérez de Ayala, Francesca Norman, Miriam Navarro, José-Antonio Pérez-Molina, Mercedes Rodriquez-Ferrer, Teresa Gárate, and Rogelio López-Vélez
Table
Descriptions of 4 cases of visceral larva migrans in immigrants from Latin America, Spain, April 1989–June 2008*
| Case no. |
Age, y/sex |
Origin |
Clinical signs and symptoms |
Chest radiograph results |
Eosinophil count,
absolute/mm3 (%) |
6-mo follow-up |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eosinophil count/mm3 |
Decrease in antibody titers |
Symptoms |
||||||
| 1 | 28/M | Bolivia | Asthma-like syndrome† | Slight right parahiliar infiltrate | 700 (17.0) | 500 | Yes | None |
| 2 | 29/F | Dominican Republic | Dry cough, dyspnea, chest pain, eosinophilic pneumonia | Bilateral alveolar infiltrates | 1,400 (10.5) | 600 | Yes | None |
| 3 | 5/F | Ecuador | Asthma-like syndrome, abdominal pain | No findings | 1,050 (15.0) | 700 | Yes | None |
| 4 | 40/F | Colombia | Abdominal pain | Not done | 1,500 (14.8) | 400 | Yes | Clinical improvement |
*All patients were treated with albendazole (10–15 mg/kg/d in 2 doses orally for 5 days).
†Wheezing and dry cough.
