title: Toxocara cati larvae in the eye of a child: a case report.
abstract: Toxocariasis is a consequence of human infection by Toxocara larvae. There are symptomatic (visceral, ocular) and asymptomatic course of toxocariasis. The ocular form is very rare. We present a 6-year-old patient who developed an ocular form of toxocariasis caused by Toxocara cati. He demonstrated lesions in the peripheral retina of the right eye. White granuloma was present in the superior peripheral retina. A positive immunological assay for toxocariasis essentially completed the outcomes. On the basis of clinical manifestations and conducted examinations, a diagnosis of ocular form of toxocariasis was established. Albendazole and corticosteroids were applied in treatment. Current results clearly highlight the usefulness of excretory-secretory antigens derived from larvae of Toxocara cati for the fine diagnosis ocular larva migrans caused by Toxocara larvae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zibaei
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Mahmoud
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sadjjadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Khalili Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Hamidreza
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jahadi-Hosseini
keywords: Immunodiagnosis; Ocular larva migrans; Toxocara cati