Nematode Endophthalmitis Due to Toxocara.
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CASES of endophthalmitis due to invasion of the eye by migrating larvae of Toxocara canis, the common round worm of the dog, have been reported by Irvine and Irvine (1959), Harris (1961), and Duguid (1961a, b), while five of the 46 cases reported by Wilder (1950) as nematode endophthalmitis were later identified by Nichols (1956) as being caused by Toxocara. Ashton (1960) described four cases of retinal granuloma due to Toxocara canis. A further example of this disease occurring in the remote island of Mauritius is here reported.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 46 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1962