title: Unusual presentation of ocular toxocariasis in friends.
abstract: Two cases of presumed ocular toxocariasis are reported in 19-year-old college students. One presented with an acute exudative intraocular inflammation, with marked peripheral eosinophilia, while the other had only minimal inflammatory changes of the disc and vitreous. Both had elevated Toxocara antibody titers by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. The simultaneous occurrence of ocular toxocariasis in friends and the early presentation and detection of their ocular lesions make these 2 cases interesting. The presence of positive laboratory data with only minimal clinical disease in one of the cases suggests that ocular toxocariasis may be more common than is usually appreciated.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004804:Eosinophils; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology*; D005502:Food; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014119:Toxocara / Q000276:immunology; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone