Toxocariasis is a pretty common disease, especially in children of preschool age. Symptoms of this disease are very diverse, so a variety of specialists can meet them: pediatricians, hematologists, internists, ophthalmologists, neurologists, gastroenterologists, dermatologists, and many others. In some cases, the disease can occur with a few symptoms that are more difficult to be diagnosed. However, the disease is a serious one, and without treatment can cause multiorgan damage.
Visceral toxocariasis is registered mainly in children aged 1.5 to 5 years. The disease is characterized by a prolonged course and the heavy defeat of many organs and systems. One of the most constant manifestations of visceral toxocariasis is a persistent and prolonged blood eosinophilia, until the development of hyper eosinophilia with hyper leukocytosis reaction.
In the presented case, the disease developed without any complaints and breach the child’s state of health, but with pronounced changes in the clinical analysis of blood (hypereosinophilia, and leukocytosis) and high titers of antibodies to toxocara.