Ocular toxocariasis in a child: A case report from Kashmir, north India

B. Fomda; Z. Ahmad; N. Khan; S. Tanveer; S. Wani

doi:10.4103/0255-0857.37352

Ocular toxocariasis in a child: A case report from Kashmir, north India

B. Fomda, Z. Ahmad, N. Khan, S. Tanveer, S. Wani

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Toxocariasis is an important zoonotic disease caused by the second stage larva of Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati. The typical clinical syndromes of toxocariasis in humans are visceral and ocular toxocariasis. Ocular toxocariasis may presents as peripheral inflammatory mass, posterior pole granuloma and endophthalmitis. We report a serologically confirmed case of ocular toxocariasis in 12-year-old female. The diagnosis was confirmed by detection of anti- Toxocara antibodies in aqueous and vitreous sample by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. We suggest that ophthalmologist in this region should include ocular toxocariasis in differential diagnosis particularly in children and young adults.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	411-412
Number of pages	2
Journal	Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Volume	25
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4103/0255-0857.37352
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Diagnosis
Endophthalmitis
Ocular toxocariasis

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