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Revista Médica Electrónica
versión On-line ISSN 1684-1824
Resumen
O’ RELLY NODA, Dunia et al. Ocular toxocariasis. Case report. Rev.Med.Electrón. [online]. 2018, vol.40, n.6, pp. 2097-2107. ISSN 1684-1824.
We present the clinical case of a male patient, aged 6 years, with ocular toxocariasis. The clinical manifestation was monocular visual acuity decrease. The left ocular fundus showed a peripheral retina granuloma, associated to a perilesional retinal tear. The ophthalmological examination confirmed the diagnosis of ocular Toxocara. After that the patient was treated using systemic corticoids and focal laser coagulation in the retinal tear.
Palabras clave : Toxocara; granuloma; ocular toxocariasis.