Human toxocariasis: epidemiology, clinical and laboratory aspects

Authors

  • Judith P. Breña Chávez Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
  • Roger Hernández Díaz Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia
  • Arturo Hernández Peña Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia
  • Rolando Castañeda Isaías Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
  • Yrma Espinoza Blanco Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
  • William Roldán Gonzalez Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
  • Claudia Ramirez Bustamante Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
  • Ciro Maguiña Vargas Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia

Keywords:

Larva migrans, Toxocara Canis

Abstract

Toxocariasis is an infection caused by nematode larvae from Toxocara genus, and the most important infective agents for humans are Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati, parasites from dogs and cats, respectively. Toxocara species belong to Ascaridida order, Ascaridodea super-family, Toxocaridae family. The disease in humans is mainly caused by T. canis. Human toxocariasis was described for the .rst time by Wilder in 1950, who identi.ed a then-unknown nematode in a child presenting with a granulomatous lesion in one of his eyes. In 1952, Beaver reported cases of a multi-systemic, chronic, and sever disease, associated to hypereosinophilia. In Peru, in 1991, Maguiña et al. reported the very.rst cases of visceral larva migrans, and in 1999, Miranda et al. reported the very .rst cases of ocular larva migrans.

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2024-05-20

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Human toxocariasis: epidemiology, clinical and laboratory aspects. Acta Med Peru [Internet]. 2024 May 20 [cited 2024 Dec. 25];28(4):228-36. Available from: https://amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/1127

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