Transvitreal migration of a Toxocara larva resulting in a second chorioretinal granuloma

Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2008 Sep-Oct;52(5):416-417. doi: 10.1007/s10384-008-0569-z. Epub 2008 Nov 11.

Authors

Dhashani Sivaratnam¹, Visvaraja Subrayan², Nadir A Ali²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dhashani@hotmail.com.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

PMID: 18991049
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-008-0569-z

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Albendazole / therapeutic use
Animals
Antibodies, Helminth / blood
Choroid Diseases / diagnosis
Choroid Diseases / parasitology*
Choroid Diseases / therapy
Cryosurgery
Drug Therapy, Combination
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Eye Infections, Parasitic / diagnosis
Eye Infections, Parasitic / parasitology*
Eye Infections, Parasitic / therapy
Granuloma / diagnosis
Granuloma / parasitology*
Granuloma / therapy
Humans
Male
Prednisolone / therapeutic use
Recurrence
Retinal Diseases / diagnosis
Retinal Diseases / parasitology*
Retinal Diseases / therapy
Toxocara canis / immunology
Toxocara canis / isolation & purification*
Toxocariasis / diagnosis
Toxocariasis / parasitology*
Toxocariasis / therapy
Vitreous Body / parasitology*
Vitreous Body / pathology

Substances

Antibodies, Helminth
Prednisolone
Albendazole