[Toxocariasis].
The clinical presentation of toxocariasis, a zoonotic parasitosis transmitted from dogs and cats to humans, can be very diverse, which is one of the reasons why Toxocara-related disease may go unnoticed. This paper gives a brief summary of the various clinical presentations (covert/common toxocariasis, visceral larva migrans, ocular toxocariasis and neurotoxocariasis), diagnostic and differential-diagnostic considerations as well as treatment and prevention. In brief, the diagnosis of human toxocariasis relies mainly on patient data, anamnestic information, symptoms, eosinophil count and total-IgE levels.
Afdeling for Bakteriologi, Mykologi og Parasitologi, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 København S, Denmark. RUN@ssi.dk
Christen Rune
CR
Stensvold
Henrik Vedel
HV
Nielsen
Eskild
E
Petersen
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D020809:Central Nervous System Helminthiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004285:Dogs; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007816:Larva Migrans, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D014119:Toxocara / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017166:Toxocara canis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission