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Published on: December 9, 2014
Migrating behavior of presumed Toxocara presenting as punctate inner choroidopathy, idiopathic choroidal
Eduardo C De Souza1, Eduardo Raskin, Leonardo Castro
1*Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil †Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade de Campinas ‡Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital de Olhos Niterói, Niteroi, Brazil.
Purpose:
To document the intraretinal migration of presumed toxocara larvae mimicking punctate inner choroidopathy, idiopathic choroidal neovascularization, and diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis.
Methods:
Sequential color photographs, fluorescein angiograms, and optical coherence tomography were performed in three unrelated adult patients with presumed ocular toxocariasis.
Results:
Characteristic fundoscopic manifestations simulating punctate inner choroidopathy, idiopathic choroidal neovascularization, and diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis were reported in these patients, respectively.
Conclusion:
Presumed toxocara larvae must be included as a potential cause of different inflammatory diseases as a result of its migration through the retinal layers.
