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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.
N. Matsumoto +10 more
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Hepatic visceral larva migrans [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 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
Seema, Rohilla +3 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, K. Madhusudhan, Rohan Malik
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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.
Labretesche Gracia Christ Gakosso +4 more
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Atypical Toxocara canis-Induced Hepatic Visceral Larva Migrans: Diagnostic Challenges and Literature Review [PDF]
Korean J GastroenterolToxocariasis, a zoonotic infection transmitted by Toxocara canis (from dogs) and Toxocara cati (from cats) larvae, poses rare but severe risks to humans.
T. M. Huynh +5 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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Space Occupying Lesion in the Liver Caused by Hepatic Visceral Larva Migrans: A Case Report. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2018 Visceral larva migrans (VLM) is one of the clinical syndromes of human toxocariasis. We report a case of hepatic VLM presenting preprandial malaise and epigastric discomfort in a 58-year-old woman drinking raw roe deer blood.
Kye-Yeung Park +5 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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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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Trop Parasitol, 2016 Introduction: Hepatic visceral larva migrans (VLM) is an uncommon parasitic manifestation seen in the liver. It presents as coalescing, conglomerated, or solitary abscess cavities in the liver on imaging. We conducted a retrospective clinico-radiological
S. Laroia +4 more
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