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Granuloma by Toxocara Canis

Granuloma by Toxocara Canis. Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Tenerife. UVEITIS SECTION. ROCHA CABRERA P, LOSADA CASTILLO MJ, RODRIGUEZ LOZANO B, LOZANO LÓPEZ V, ALEMÁN VALLS R , SERRANO GARCÍA MA. Case report 1. Child 4 years  Progressive l eukocoria rigth eye . VA. RE HM LE 1.0

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Granuloma by Toxocara Canis

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  1. Granuloma byToxocaraCanis Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Tenerife. UVEITIS SECTION ROCHA CABRERA P, LOSADA CASTILLO MJ, RODRIGUEZ LOZANO B, LOZANO LÓPEZ V, ALEMÁN VALLS R , SERRANO GARCÍA MA

  2. Case report 1 Child4years Progressiveleukocoriarigtheye. VA. RE HM LE 1.0 IOP 12 mm Hg bilateral. Opacification anterior vitreous andpapilo-lensband withvitreousorganizationvitrectomy+ phacoemulsification+ IOL ELISA positive ToxocaracanisH.Vitreous.

  3. Case report 1 Uveitic activity  New vitrectomy and therapeutic queratectomy. Now = AV 0.05 without uveitic activity, with subfoveal chronic serous detachment.

  4. Case report 2 Female 51. Posterior uveitis LE in 2010. Visual acuity: RE 0.8, LE 0.5 BMC: Pterygium nasal and pigment deposits in anterior crystalloid L.E. Without activity.

  5. ShowedserologicalIg G/Ig M positive Toxocaracanis 2010 Nasal peripheral chorioretinal granuloma without uveitic activity L.E. R.E.

  6. Case report 3 Male 8 y.o Leukocoria LE. Tractional retinal detachment in LE. VA RE 1.2 and LE 0.05 SerologicalIg G positive Toxocaracanis In LE granuloma it can be seen that part of optic nerve and fibrous tissue

  7. Conclusions • Always suspect ocular toxocariasis in the pediatric patients with leukocoria and history of contact with animals. • Differential diagnosis, such as retinoblastoma, persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous, Coast's disease, retinopathy of prematurity, congenital cataract, etc. • Early diagnosis of the disease can lead to an improvement in visual and prognosis of these patients. • Disclosure of hygienic measures is the best prophylaxis.

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