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Case Reports
. 1995 Nov;31(11):689-92.

Toxocariasis: a diagnostic dilemma

B Wolach  1 , Z Sinnreich, Y Uziel, G Gotesman, A Pomerantz
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  • PMID: 7591704
Case Reports

Toxocariasis: a diagnostic dilemma

B Wolach et al. Isr J Med Sci. 1995 Nov.

Abstract

Visceral larva migrans (VLM) is endemic in Israel; therefore, a positive serology is not unusual in our general population. The clinical manifestations of the disease may mimic other clinical conditions. Sometimes life-threatening disorders have to be considered in the differential diagnosis. This diagnostic dilemma can be solved occasionally only by histological examination. We report two patients, one with a lymphoma-like presentation and the other with an intraocular tumoral mass suggesting retinoblastoma, and discuss the diagnostic difficulties.

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