Toxocara canis: Difference between revisions
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Latest revision as of 22:51, 30 May 2017
Background
Clinical Features
- Visceral toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans)
- Larvae travel through liver / lungs / CNS causing fever, cough, enlarged liver, pneumonia
- Ocular toxocariasis (ocular larva migrans)
- Larvae travel to the eye causing inflammation and scarring of retina, usually only one eye, irreversible vision loss
Differential Diagnosis
Workup
Management
- Diethylcarbamazine 6mg/kg/day divided TID x 7-10 days OR mebendazole 100-200mg BID x 5 days OR albendazole 400mg BID x 3-5 days