THE SPECTRUM OF OCULAR TOXOCARIASIS

被引:57
作者
GILLESPIE, SH
DINNING, WJ
VOLLER, A
CROWCROFT, NS
机构
[1] W MIDDLESEX HOSP,ISLEWORTH,MIDDX,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV LONDON LONDON SCH HYG & TROP MED,DEPT CLIN SCI,LONDON WC1E 7HT,ENGLAND
关键词
PARS PLANITIS; RETINAL GRANULOMA; TOXACARA-CANIS INFECTION; UVEITIS; ZOONOSES;
D O I
10.1038/eye.1993.82
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
Ocular toxocariasis is rare and therefore the spectrum of clinical disease is difficult to establish. We present a review of the clinical features and laboratory findings in a group of patients with positive Toxocara serology and ocular toxocariasis. The clinical spectrum was diverse and milder disease was commoner than might be supposed from reviews of the literature. Eosinophilia was unusual, but featured in two cases of unilateral pars planitis.
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