Oftalʹmologiâ (Jul 2014)

Clinical case of toxocariasis chorioretinitis

  • I. G. Pikhovskaia,
  • N. V. Savchenko,
  • A. L. Zhirov,
  • S. V. Tonkonogii

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18008/1816-5095-2013-1-79-88
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 79 – 88

Abstract

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The clinical case of a toxocariasis chorioretinitis which is of interest for ophthalmologists is described. Insufficient knowledge of clinic and diagnostics of a lesion of eyes by Toxocara canis, their infrequent occurrence, similarity of the ophthalmologic picture with inflammatory diseases and eye neoplasms can be at the bottom of gross diagnostic mistake and wrong choice of treatment tactics.

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