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. 2011 Dec 29;110(6):2363–2371. doi: 10.1007/s00436-011-2772-y

Table 2.

An analysis of clinical symptoms in the analyzed group of children with toxocariasis

Clinical symptoms Number of children % of children
Subfebrile conditions 2 1.9
Abdominal pain 36 35
Headache 19 18.4
Loss of appetite 6 5.8
Arthralgia 2 1.9
A history of allergic symptoms 23 22.3
Abdominal tenderness 1/103 1
Enlargement of lymphatic nodes 30 29.1
Cervical 22
Submandibular 6
Axillary 6
Changes in the eye 5 4.9
Eosinophilia at infection diagnosis (studies available in 70 children) 45 64.3
Mild anemia 1 1