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04-04-2022 | Vasculitis | Letter to the Editor

Toxocara canis infection manifesting as cerebral vasculitis: a case report

Authors: Simela Chatzikonstantinou, Konstantinos Polymeropoulos, Alexia Stavrati, Galaktion Konstantinidis, Dimitrios Kazis

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 7/2022

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Title: Toxocara canis infection manifesting as cerebral vasculitis: a case report
Authors: Simela Chatzikonstantinou
Konstantinos Polymeropoulos
Alexia Stavrati
Galaktion Konstantinidis
Dimitrios Kazis
Publication date: 04-04-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Vasculitis
Vasculitis
Cranial MRI
Myocarditis
Albendazole
Eosinophilia
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 7/2022
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-06052-5

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