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Rheumatology 2001; 40: 109-110
© 2001 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Human toxocariasis as a possible cause of eosinophilic arthritis

A. A. Rayes and J. R. Lambertucci

Departamento de Clinica Medica, Faculdade de Medicina, Av. Alfredo Balena, 190, B. Sta. Efigênia, CEP: 30. 130–100, MG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

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SIR, We have read with great interest the article by Tay [1], in which he reported 10 cases of eosinophilic arthritis possibly associated with parasitic diseases or caused by an unknown allergen. Treatment with diethylcarbamazine or levamisole in four corticosteroid-resistant patients resulted in complete resolution of the symptoms and disappearance of eosinophilia.

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C. H. Tay

Mt Elizabeth Medical Centre, 3 Mount Elizabeth, #08-03, Singapore 228510


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