The authors present the results of retroprospective epidemiological, clinical and laboratory diagnosis on toxocariasis cases hospitalized in the Paediatric Diseases Clinic of Iaşi, between January 2005- June 2008.
Material and method: The study included a number of 228 children.
Results: Cutaneous manifestations were present in 65 children: 30 boys (46.15%) and 34 girls (52.30%), with a slight advance of the urban environment (53.84%). The age distribution highlighted a predominance of 1-6 age (66.15%). Cutaneous manifestations were pruritus, urticaria, atopic dermatitis, prurigo. The distribution of toxocariasis in children patients in Moldavia, Romania, highlighted a predominance in Iaşi. The laboratory diagnosis of the children with cutaneous manifestations: hypereosinophilia was present on 87.69% of the children associated with hyperleucocytosis. All the patients were serologicaly confirmed with toxocariasis. The children responded well to treatment with albendazole.