Hepatic visceral larva migrans: A radiological case report [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsVisceral 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, Pranjali Joshi
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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 VeterináriaCutaneous 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 +17 more
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IgE is a marker for visceral larva migrans
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014 Dear Sir, Arora et al.[1] in their article titled “ophthalmic complications, including retinal detachment in hyperimmunoglobulinemia E (Job’s) syndrome: Case report and review of literature “have described a pediatric case. In a pediatric case report, source of history or “informer” should be mentioned. The informer (parents, grandparents, relatives,
N Venugopal, Sherin, Sriram Gopal
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Hepatic visceral larva migrans. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2013 Visceral larva migrans (VLM) is a systemic manifestation of migration of second stage larvae of nematodes through the tissue of human viscera. It is not uncommon but is underdiagnosed in developing countries. The liver is the most common organ to be involved due to its portal venous blood supply. The imaging findings are subtle and differentiation from
Rohilla S +3 more
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Visceral larva migrans associated with earthworm and gecko ingestion: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012 Introduction Visceral larva migrans is a syndrome caused by an infection with larval helminths, which may result in partial or general pathological changes in host tissues.
Yu Tao +4 more
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Visceral Larva Migrans in Immigrants from Latin America [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 To determine whether increased migration is associated with an increase in incidence of toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans), we analyzed clinical data obtained from immigrants from Latin America. Although infection with Toxocara sp. roundworm larvae is
Maria-Carmen Turrientes +7 more
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Presence of Visceral Larva Migrans in the Urinary Bladder of a Woman in Khorramabad, Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2011 The presence of Visceral Larva Migrans (VLM) in a patient is reported. A 57-year- old woman suffering from right upper abdominal and suprapubic pain referred into a clinic in Khorramabad, Lorestan Province, Iran. A cystoscopy was performed and biopsy was
SE Rafiee Alavi, H Nayebzadeh
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Larva migrans visceral: relato de caso [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2003 Larva migrans visceral é doença infecciosa, adquirida por ingestão de ovos provenientes dos vermes Toxocara canis e/ou Toxocara cati que infestam cães e gatos; as larvas penetram a parede intestinal e migram através dos tecidos levando a alterações ...
Alexandre Bortoli Machado +1 more
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Electrochemical detection of Toxocara canis excretory-secretory antigens in children from rural communities in Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador: association between active infection and high eosinophilia. [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of active Toxocara canis infections in humans is challenging. Larval stages of T. canis do not replicate in human tissues and disease may result from infection with a single T. canis larva.
Chico, M +9 more
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Nematode larva migrans caused by Toxocara cati in the North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2020 Sporadic cases of visceral and neural nematode larva migrans have been diagnosed at necropsy in the endangered New Zealand kiwi (Apteryx spp.), but the causative organisms have not yet been definitively identified.
Adrienne F. French +4 more
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