Diseases

Visceral Larva Migrans

A condition produced in man by the prolonged migration of animal nematode larvae in extraintestinal tissues other than skin; characterized by persistent hypereosinophilia, hepatomegaly, and frequently pneumonitis, commonly caused by Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati.

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Abstract

A condition produced in man by the prolonged migration of animal nematode larvae in extraintestinal tissues other than skin; characterized by persistent hypereosinophilia, hepatomegaly, and frequently pneumonitis, commonly caused by Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Larva Migrans, Visceral
  • Visceral Larva Migrans Syndrome
  • Larva Migran, Visceral
  • Migran, Visceral Larva
  • Migrans, Visceral Larva
  • Visceral Larva Migran

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note category: a disease; in human only, caused by Toxocara: coord IM with TOXOCARA CANIS (IM) if caused by T. canis but not with TOXOCARA if by T. cati; in animal probably = TOXOCARIASIS

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History Note

1968

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Previous Indexing

  • Larva Migrans (1966-1967)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Visceral Larva Migrans. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007816. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007816
  2. Visceral Larva Migrans. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visceral_larva_migrans
  3. Visceral Larva Migrans. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3288116