Toxocara Myopericarditis and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Young Girl.
Addison GearhartTimothy J SavageThomas J SandoraGabriella S LambAndrew J PowellRoger E BreitbartPublished in: Case reports in pediatrics (2021)
Cardiac infection with Toxocara is rarely diagnosed, especially in children, and corresponding cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has not been reported. We present a probable case, a 9-year-old girl with myopericarditis, eosinophilia, positive Toxocara serology, and CMR findings consistent with myocardial edema.