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== Background == |
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* Organisms that cause VLM include: {{#ask: [[Causes::visceral larva migrans]] | default=none}} |
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!Organism |
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!Host |
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!Notes |
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|[[Toxocara canis]] |
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|canines |
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|most common cause in humans |
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|[[Toxocara cati]] |
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|felines |
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|[[Baylisascaris procyonis]] |
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|raccoons |
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*Humans are dead-end hosts |
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== Clinical Manifestations == |
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* Most frequently in young children (who are effective at getting dirt into their mouths) |
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** Mean age 2 to 4 years |
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* Most infection is asymptomatic |
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* Severe symptoms [[Causes::eosinophilia]], [[Causes::fever]], and [[Causes::hepatomegaly]] |
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* Other common symptoms include [[Causes::cough]], [[Causes::wheezing]] |
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* Rarely, urticaria and nodules |
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* Very rarely, ocular involvement |
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[[Category:Infectious diseases]] |
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Revision as of 12:41, 3 August 2020
Background
| Organism | Host | Notes |
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| Toxocara canis | canines | most common cause in humans |
| Toxocara cati | felines | |
| Baylisascaris procyonis | raccoons |
- Humans are dead-end hosts
Clinical Manifestations
- Most frequently in young children (who are effective at getting dirt into their mouths)
- Mean age 2 to 4 years
- Most infection is asymptomatic
- Severe symptoms eosinophilia, fever, and hepatomegaly
- Other common symptoms include cough, wheezing
- Rarely, urticaria and nodules
- Very rarely, ocular involvement
