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[Toxocara canis in apparently bilateral ocular site]
L el Matri1, M Ghorbal, A Ayadi
1Service du Pr Fathi Triki, Institut Hedi Raîs d'Ophtalmologie, Tunis, Tunisie.
Abstract:
The authors report a rare case of ocular larva migrans lesions due toxocara canis in an 8-year-old child. Lesions were bilateral, consisting of peripheral chorioretinal granuloma, papillitis and vasculitis. Diagnosis was confirmed by eosinophilia (37%), positive serology in blood and aqueous humour and by raised immunoglobulins E in vitreous humour. The presence of vascular and chorioretinal lesions was demonstrated by fluorescein angiography. The patient was treated with antihelminthic drugs, topical and systemic steroids and ocular cryotherapy to the peripheral chorioretinal granuloma. The outcome was good, with lesions stabilised.