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Peripheral retinal cysts in presumed ocular toxocariasis

open access: yesJournal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, 2023
Typical clinical manifestations of ocular toxocariasis are central posterior granuloma, peripheral granuloma and chronic endophthalmitis. Herein we report the presence of peripheral subretinal cysts in two cases with a presumed ocular toxocariasis (OT).
Rym Maamouri   +3 more
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Human toxocariasis [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Applied Bacteriology, 1987
Human toxocariasis is a zoonotic infection which characteristically presents either as visceral or ocular disease. Some patients are asymptomatic. The real incidence of symptomatic infection and its natural history, and the likelihood of congenital infection, are unknown. Collaboration between clinicians, epidemiologists and microbiologists should help
openaire   +3 more sources

Toxocariasis Mimicking Lymphoma and Presenting as Multiple Lymphadenopathy: A Case Report

open access: yes대한영상의학회지, 2018
Toxocariasis, a parasitic infection, causes hyper eosinophilia resulting in radiological presentation of eosinophilic infiltrations in the involved organs. In the abdomen, toxocariasis has been reported to manifest as infiltrations in the liver or in the
Yoonmi Choi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toxocariasis: Current State of the Russian Federation. Message 2: Toxocariasis Morbidity of the Population in Various Administrative Territories of the Russian Federation

open access: yesЭпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2015
An assessment of the current toxocariasis situation in the Russian Federation was made. Several data sources have been examined for this purpose - statistical materials on the toxocariasis incidence of the Russian population in 2008 - 2012, the Regional ...
O. Yu. Starostina, S. N. Romanova
doaj   +1 more source

High Seroprevalence of Toxocara Infection among Mentally Retarded Patients in Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran

open access: yesJournal of Tropical Medicine, 2021
Mentally retarded individuals are more likely to become infected with soil-transmitted infections including toxocariasis. The current study aimed to determine the serostatus of toxocariasis among institutionalized mentally retarded individuals in ...
Mostafa Omidian   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deglycosylation of Excretory-Secretory Antigens of the Second-Stage Larvae of Toxocara cati Improves Its Efficacy in the Diagnosis of Human Toxocariasis

open access: yesJournal of Tropical Medicine, 2023
Background. Toxocariasis is an important zoonotic infection, especially in tropical areas. One of the significant challenges in the serodiagnosis of human toxocariasis is the cross-reaction of Toxocara antigens with other parasites due to their ...
Ali Pouryousef   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Case Report: The Successful Treatment of Toxocariasis in a Domestic Cat using Pyrantel Pamoate

open access: yesJurnal Sain Veteriner, 2023
Toxocariasis is an infectious disease caused by Toxocara sp. in cats that lead to deterioration of the condition and can even cause death, especially in kittens. Pyrantel pamoate is an anthelmintic that is currently being abandoned for toxocariasis.
Juni Claudia Dami   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toxocara Seropositivity, Atopy and Wheezing in Children Living in Poor Neighbourhoods in Urban Latin American [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background Toxocara canis and T. cati are parasites of dogs and cats, respectively, that infect humans and cause human toxocariasis. Infection may cause asthma-like symptoms but is often asymptomatic and is associated with a marked eosinophilia ...
Alcantara-Neves, Neuza Maria   +11 more
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Association between seropositivity for toxocariasis and cognitive functioning in older adults: an analysis of cross-sectional data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2011–2014

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2023
Objectives This study sought to examine the relationship between seropositivity for toxocariasis and cognitive functioning in a nationally representative sample of US older adults.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting National Health and Nutrition ...
Yanhong Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular characterization of a cDNA encoding an excretory–secretory antigen from Toxocara canis second stage larvae and its application to the immunodiagnosis of human toxocariasis [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
The cDNA encoding an excretory–secretory antigen from the second stage larvae of Toxocara canis has been characterized. Sequence analysis revealed an open reading frame encoding a protein of 226 amino acid residues (Mr=24 398). Sequence database searches
Aoki, Takashi   +8 more
core   +1 more source

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