Ocular toxocariasis in a child: a case report from Kashmir, north India.
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.
Fomda
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Department of Microbiology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar - 190 011, India. bashirfomda@yahoo.com
Ahmad
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Khan
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Tanveer
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Wani
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D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D014119:Toxocara / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000469:parasitology*
D000909:Antibodies, Helminth