title: [Ocular toxocarosis--as an example of diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties].
abstract: Diagnostic and therapeutic problems of ocular toxocarosis in patients with late pathological changes was observed. Multispecialistic methods (ophtalmological, radiological, immunoserological) in evaluation of patients were used. In the course of prolonged observation of patients treated many times with albendazole (Zentel, Smith Kline and Beecham GB) no improvement of vision and no regression of late and irreversible ocular pathology were noted.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Okulistyczna, Akademia Medyczna, Poznań. kociecki@kki.net.pl
authors.forename: Jarosław
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kociecki
authors.forename: Wanda
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kociecka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007815:Larva Migrans / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D017166:Toxocara canis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017211:Treatment Failure; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D015766:Albendazole