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 (Author), Bárbara Teresa Ríos Araujo (Author), María Adela LLull Tombo (Author)
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Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos, 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: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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