Ocular toxocariasis. A case presentation

A clinical case on ocular toxocariasis is presented. The clinical manifestations were pain and red eye in a four year-old child. A prior acute uveitis in the LE was found in the physical ocular exam. Vitrea band that was out of the superior edge of papila and a marginal granuloma were found in the e...

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Main Authors: Mariela Julia Curbelo Gómez, Bárbara Teresa Ríos Araujo, María Adela LLull Tombo
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2008-12-01
Series:Medisur
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Online Access:http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/580
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author Mariela Julia Curbelo Gómez
Bárbara Teresa Ríos Araujo
María Adela LLull Tombo
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description A clinical case on ocular toxocariasis is presented. The clinical manifestations were pain and red eye in a four year-old child. A prior acute uveitis in the LE was found in the physical ocular exam. Vitrea band that was out of the superior edge of papila and a marginal granuloma were found in the eyes fundus. The patient was admitted and treated with oral corticoids and oral antihelmintics <br />
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spelling doaj.art-2398cd6b67a44c4b809910224487d1cf2022-12-21T18:58:33ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2008-12-0163303305387Ocular toxocariasis. A case presentationMariela Julia Curbelo Gómez0Bárbara Teresa Ríos Araujo1María Adela LLull Tombo2Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente ¨Gustavo Aldereguía Lima.¨ CienfuegosHospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente ¨Gustavo Aldereguía Lima.¨ CienfuegosHospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente ¨Gustavo Aldereguía Lima.¨ CienfuegosA clinical case on ocular toxocariasis is presented. The clinical manifestations were pain and red eye in a four year-old child. A prior acute uveitis in the LE was found in the physical ocular exam. Vitrea band that was out of the superior edge of papila and a marginal granuloma were found in the eyes fundus. The patient was admitted and treated with oral corticoids and oral antihelmintics <br />http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/580toxocariasis (quimioter)corticosteroides (uso terap)antihelmínticos (uso terap)
spellingShingle Mariela Julia Curbelo Gómez
Bárbara Teresa Ríos Araujo
María Adela LLull Tombo
Ocular toxocariasis. A case presentation
Medisur
toxocariasis (quimioter)
corticosteroides (uso terap)
antihelmínticos (uso terap)
title Ocular toxocariasis. A case presentation
title_full Ocular toxocariasis. A case presentation
title_fullStr Ocular toxocariasis. A case presentation
title_full_unstemmed Ocular toxocariasis. A case presentation
title_short Ocular toxocariasis. A case presentation
title_sort ocular toxocariasis a case presentation
topic toxocariasis (quimioter)
corticosteroides (uso terap)
antihelmínticos (uso terap)
url http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/580
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