Live Larva in Ocular Toxocariasis

JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 Aug 1;141(8):e231018. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.1018. Epub 2023 Aug 17.

Authors

Sara Geada^{1

2}, Cristina Fonseca^{1

2}, Rui Proença^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
² Clinical Academic Centre of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.

PMID: 37589966
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.1018

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This case report describes a finding of a live larva in a patient with a previous diagnosis of ocular toxocariasis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Eye Diseases* / parasitology
Humans
Toxocariasis* / diagnosis