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Liver abscesses caused by visceral larva migrans: Aimless wanderer separated from the host.

Md Ali OsamaShashi DhawanPiyush RanjanSuresh Singhvi
Published in: Tropical doctor (2022)
Visceral larva migrans (VLM) is a systemic zoonotic parasitic disease caused by migration of the second stage larva through viscera of humans. Despite being a foremost public health problem in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as India, larva migrans remains an untended zoonosis. Here, we report two cases of VLM who presented with fever and abdominal pain for a prolonged duration. On further investigation, marked peripheral eosinophilia with multiple confluent necrotizing eosinophilic granulomas were identified on histopathological examination of the liver.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • abdominal pain
  • insulin resistance
  • global health