O’ RELLY NODA, Dunia et al. Ocular toxocariasis. Case report. []. , 40, 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.

: Toxocara; granuloma; ocular toxocariasis.

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