ABSTRACT
Thirteen cases of ocular toxocariasis attended in the Oftalmology Service of the Pediatric Hospital "Niño Jesús", from Córdoba; and in the Parasitology and Micology Cathedra of the Medicine Collegue of the University of Córdoba were studied from July 1993 till July 1995. The authors determine the needs of taking into account this parasitosis; above all in children and with the antecedent of contact with pets.
Subject(s)
Eye Infections, Parasitic/diagnosis , Larva Migrans, Visceral/diagnosis , Age Distribution , Child , Child, Preschool , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Female , Granuloma/diagnosis , Granuloma/parasitology , Humans , Male , Sex Distribution , SyndromeABSTRACT
Thirteen cases of ocular toxocariasis attended in the Oftalmology Service of the Pediatric Hospital [quot ]Niño Jesús[quot ], from Córdoba; and in the Parasitology and Micology Cathedra of the Medicine Collegue of the University of Córdoba were studied from July 1993 till July 1995. The authors determine the needs of taking into account this parasitosis; above all in children and with the antecedent of contact with pets.
ABSTRACT
By a clinical-infectious and ophthalmologic examination that includes serologic studies, we found that 17 cases of retinochoroiditis reactivated in the puberty.
Subject(s)
Chorioretinitis/complications , Puberty , Toxoplasmosis, Ocular/complications , Adolescent , Chorioretinitis/immunology , Chorioretinitis/pathology , Female , Humans , Male , Recurrence , Time Factors , Toxoplasmosis, Congenital/complications , Toxoplasmosis, Congenital/immunology , Toxoplasmosis, Congenital/pathology , Toxoplasmosis, Ocular/immunology , Toxoplasmosis, Ocular/pathologyABSTRACT
By a clinical-infectious and ophthalmologic examination that includes serologic studies, we found that 17 cases of retinochoroiditis reactivated in the puberty.
