Toxocara cati larvae in the eye of a child: a case report
Toxocariasis is a consequence of human infection by Toxocara larvae. There are symptomatic (visceral, ocular) and asymptomatic course of toxocariasis. The ocular form is very rare. We present a 6-year-old patient who developed an ocular form of toxocariasis caused by Toxocara cati. He demonstrated l...
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| author | Mohammad Zibaei Seyed Mahmoud Sadjjadi Seyed Hamidreza Jahadi-Hosseini |
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| description | Toxocariasis is a consequence of human infection by Toxocara larvae. There are symptomatic (visceral, ocular) and asymptomatic course of toxocariasis. The ocular form is very rare. We present a 6-year-old patient who developed an ocular form of toxocariasis caused by Toxocara cati. He demonstrated lesions in the peripheral retina of the right eye. White granuloma was present in the superior peripheral retina. A positive immunological assay for toxocariasis essentially completed the outcomes. On the basis of clinical manifestations and conducted examinations, a diagnosis of ocular form of toxocariasis was established. Albendazole and corticosteroids were applied in treatment. Current results clearly highlight the usefulness of excretory-secretory antigens derived from larvae of Toxocara cati for the fine diagnosis ocular larva migrans caused by Toxocara larvae. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0474f957bdd24e79bd9f85476abea1fd2022-12-21T22:39:32ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine2221-16912014-05-014S1S53S5510.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1281Toxocara cati larvae in the eye of a child: a case reportMohammad Zibaei0Seyed Mahmoud Sadjjadi1Seyed Hamidreza Jahadi-Hosseini2Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, IranDepartment of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Ophthalmology, Khalili Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranToxocariasis is a consequence of human infection by Toxocara larvae. There are symptomatic (visceral, ocular) and asymptomatic course of toxocariasis. The ocular form is very rare. We present a 6-year-old patient who developed an ocular form of toxocariasis caused by Toxocara cati. He demonstrated lesions in the peripheral retina of the right eye. White granuloma was present in the superior peripheral retina. A positive immunological assay for toxocariasis essentially completed the outcomes. On the basis of clinical manifestations and conducted examinations, a diagnosis of ocular form of toxocariasis was established. Albendazole and corticosteroids were applied in treatment. Current results clearly highlight the usefulness of excretory-secretory antigens derived from larvae of Toxocara cati for the fine diagnosis ocular larva migrans caused by Toxocara larvae.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115302422Toxocara catiOcular larva migransImmunodiagnosis |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Zibaei Seyed Mahmoud Sadjjadi Seyed Hamidreza Jahadi-Hosseini Toxocara cati larvae in the eye of a child: a case report Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine Toxocara cati Ocular larva migrans Immunodiagnosis |
| title | Toxocara cati larvae in the eye of a child: a case report |
| title_full | Toxocara cati larvae in the eye of a child: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Toxocara cati larvae in the eye of a child: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toxocara cati larvae in the eye of a child: a case report |
| title_short | Toxocara cati larvae in the eye of a child: a case report |
| title_sort | toxocara cati larvae in the eye of a child a case report |
| topic | Toxocara cati Ocular larva migrans Immunodiagnosis |
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