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Hepatic visceral larva migrans: A radiological case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Visceral larva migrans (VLM) occurs due to migration of the second stage of larvae of nematodes through human viscera. It is an underdiagnosed entity which commonly affects the liver as eosinophilic abscesses and appears as coalescing, conglomerated ...
Aniket Kashyap, MBBS, Pranjali Joshi, MD, PDCC, Gaurav Raj, MD, Shamrendra Narayan, MD, Piyush Upadhyay, MD, DM, Nuzhat Hussain, MD   +5 more
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Coprological assessment of domestic carnivores in public areas and health education focused on larva migrans in São Paulo State, Brazil [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) and visceral larva migrans (VLM) are neglected zoonoses caused by Ancylostoma spp. and Toxocara spp. Although investigations have been conducted in some areas of São Paulo State, Brazil, the presence of these helminth eggs ...
Abraão Isaque da Silva, Adrieli Leite Araujo Moura, Beatriz Maia Galetti, Bruna Larocca Vieira, Camila Vitória Dias da Silva, Giovana Almeida Reis, Letícia Leite De Brito, Letícia Santos Goes, Luciana de Almeida Menezes, Matheus Porto Cortezi, Mayara Paula Paglione, Vanessa Kelen Nunes, Vitória Maximiana Soares dos Santos, Yasmin Saliba Maluf, Clara Morato Dias, Patricia Parreira Perin, Estevam Guilherme Lux Hoppe, Adolorata Aparecida Bianco Carvalho   +17 more
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Visceral larva Migrans in a Young Italian Patient: A Diagnostic Dilemma. [PDF]

Acta Parasitol, 2023
The association of fever, focal hepatic lesions and peripheral hyper-eosinophilia (FHLH) can be observed in both infectious and non-infectious conditions.
Francalanci E, Manciulli T, Bandini G, Blanc P, Bonelli SI, Brunetti E, Gotuzzo E, Cretu CM, Gobbi F, Bartoloni A, Zammarchi L.   +10 more
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Clinico-radiologic Characteristics of Pulmonary Visceral Larva Migrans Caused by Ascaris suum. [PDF]

Intern Med, 2021
Objective Visceral larva migrans (VLM) caused by Ascaris suum is a major health problem in pig farming regions. The clinical characteristics of pulmonary VLM caused by A. suum, however, are unclear.
Matsumoto N, Tsubouchi H, Setoguchi K, Horiguchi T, Shigekusa T, Tsuchida S, Matsuo A, Oda Y, Yanagi S, Maruyama H, Nakazato M.   +10 more
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Hepatic visceral larva migrans: A case series.

Trop Parasitol, 2023
Visceral larva migrans is an uncommon systemic parasitic infection of liver caused by second-stage larva of Toxocara canis or Toxocara catis. The liver is the most common visceral organ to be involved.
Kothalkar S, Mathur A, Elhence A, Verma R, Ghoshal UC.   +4 more
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EUS features of hepatic visceral larva migrans (with video) [PDF]

Endoscopic Ultrasound, 2023
A 36-year-old man presented with right upper abdominal pain of 6 months in duration. It was associated with loss of weight and appetite. He had a poultry farm and had exposure to dogs.
Chatterjee A, Sachan A, Mitra S, Gupta N, Kumar P, Jearth V, Gupta R, Rana S.   +7 more
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Hepatic Visceral Larva Migrans Causing Hepatic Artery Pseudo-Aneurysm. [PDF]

Indian Pediatr, 2021
Child was managed conservatively and was given pulse dose methyl prednisolone (30 mg/kg/day) for 3 days followed by tapering doses, in view of high inflammatory markers and no evidence of bacterial infection.
Ritu, Madhusudhan KS, Malik R.
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The visceral larva migrans caused by Toxocara canis: a case report. [PDF]

Pan Afr Med J, 2020
Hepatic toxocarosis is caused by the dog´s roundworm, Toxocara canis. Responsible for an eosinophilic inflammatory syndrome causing liver damage that can be detected on ultrasound, computed tomography and sometimes magnetic resonance imaging.
Gakosso LGC, Baadi F, Abakka FZ, Basraoui D, Jalal H.   +4 more
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Atypical <i>Toxocara canis</i>-Induced Hepatic Visceral Larva Migrans: Diagnostic Challenges and Literature Review. [PDF]

Korean J Gastroenterol
Toxocariasis, a zoonotic infection transmitted by Toxocara canis (from dogs) and Toxocara cati (from cats) larvae, poses rare but severe risks to humans.
Huynh TM, Tran KQL, Dinh TH, Vo MM, Pham TQ, Vo TD.   +5 more
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Visceral larva migrans among hospitalized patients in Poland: analysis of national hospital discharge data from 2014 to 2023. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Visceral larva migrans (VLM) is a type of toxocariasis and is among the most widespread zoonotic parasitic infections of public health importance. This study aimed to describe the structure and epidemiological trends in hospitalization of patients with ...
Kanecki K, Lewtak K, Szot P, Goryński P, Kosińska I, Kanecka A, Nitsch-Osuch A.   +6 more
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