A Case of Presumed Ocular Toxocariasis.
- Author:
Jin Sang CHOI
1
;
Hyung Jeon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Endophthalmitis;
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay;
Female;
Granuloma;
Humans;
Ovum;
Rare Diseases;
Retina;
Toxocara canis;
Toxocariasis*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1986;27(5):861-865
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ocular toxocariasis in human is a rare disease, which occurs by ingesting infective ova accidentally. Clinically, patients with ocular toxocariasis are divided into 3 groups: group 1 consisted of those with diffuse destructive endophthalmitis, group 2 included those focal posterior pole granuloma, group 3 was made up of those with peripheral inflammatory masses in a relatively quiet eye. We experienced a 17 year-old female whose left eye exhibited a dense white elevated inflammatory mass over the macular area and connective-tissue strands extending from the mass to vitreous and surrounding retina. We report this case with a review of literature, but we couldn't get the aid of the ELISA test for antibody of Toxocara canis.
