2007
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.37352
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Ocular toxocariasis in a child: A case report from Kashmir, north India

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“…Posterior pole granuloma that mimics a retinoblastoma may be observed; 669 B -scan ultrasonography is useful to differentiate those two conditions. 665,669,671 Peripheral eosinophilia is rare. 193,632 Identifi cation of high antibody levels in vitreous fl uid versus serum may be useful diagnostically.…”
Section: Olmmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Posterior pole granuloma that mimics a retinoblastoma may be observed; 669 B -scan ultrasonography is useful to differentiate those two conditions. 665,669,671 Peripheral eosinophilia is rare. 193,632 Identifi cation of high antibody levels in vitreous fl uid versus serum may be useful diagnostically.…”
Section: Olmmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Etiology OLM also known as Toxocaral Retinitis is mainly caused by larvae of T. canis and T. cati (Mirdha and Khokar 2002;Fomda et al 2007). Occasionally, Baylisascaris procyonis, raccoon roundworm can lead to OLM in humans (Brasil et al 2006).…”
Section: Ocular Larva Migrans (Olm)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In north India, a serological study on patients with ocular manifestations and suspected for toxocarosis indicated presence of anti-Toxocara antibodies in 11 subjects of less than 15 years old (17 %) and three subjects of more than 15 years old (4 %) out of total 68 patients (Mirdha and Khokar 2002). Fomda et al (2007) reported a case of OLM in 12 year old girl from Kashmir.…”
Section: Occurrence In Humansmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ocular toxocariasis is an important cause of posterior and diffuse uveitis and constantly in the differential diagnosis of retinoblastoma (Cortez et al 2011). It is more frequent in children with an age group that ranges from 3 to12 years (Fomda et al 2007;Azira and Zeehaida, 2011;Zibaei et al 2014). The adult patients were also affected by ocular toxocariasis mostly in Asian populations where eating of raw meat is usual (Jee et al 2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%