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Case Report: Ocular Toxocariasis: A Report of Three Cases from the Mississippi Delta
- Source :
- Am J Trop Med Hyg
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2019.
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Abstract
- Ocular toxocariasis can be vision threatening, and is commonly reported from tropical or subtropical regions. Knowledge of clinical manifestations from the United States, particularly in underserved areas such as the American South, is lacking. We report three cases of ocular toxocariasis in individuals from the Mississippi Delta, a rural community with prevalent poverty. Visual acuity was severely affected in two of the three cases. Increased awareness of ocular toxocariasis, which may have under-recognized frequency, will contribute to prompt diagnosis and treatment, which will ultimately improve patient health in the region.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Rural Population
Ocular toxocariasis
Visual acuity
genetic structures
030231 tropical medicine
Visual Acuity
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Mississippi delta
Eye
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Mississippi
0302 clinical medicine
Virology
Environmental health
Animals
Humans
Medicine
Eye Infections, Parasitic
Young adult
Anthelmintics
Toxocariasis
biology
Rural community
Poverty
business.industry
Toxocara canis
Articles
Eye infection
biology.organism_classification
eye diseases
Infectious Diseases
Child, Preschool
Larva Migrans
Female
Parasitology
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14761645 and 00029637
- Volume :
- 100
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cdd77958d5b43c874144d5470b5b6d1e