Visceral Larva Migrans Syndromes Associated with Toxocariasis: Epidemiology, Clinical and Laboratory Aspects of Human Toxocariasis
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Visceral Larva Migrans Syndromes Associated with Toxocariasis: Epidemiology, Clinical and Laboratory Aspects of Human Toxocariasis
Toxocariasis is caused by the helminth Toxocara spp. Its prevalence is underestimated in many settings and affects primarily children due to their vulnerability. Toxocariasis may be an asymptomatic infection or it may progress to cause severe clinical forms. The aim of this paper is to describe the epidemiology, risk factors, clinical and laboratory diagnosis of visceral larva migrans that mani...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Tropical Medicine Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2196-3045
DOI: 10.1007/s40475-013-0011-6