Preferred Label : larva migrans, visceral;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : larva migran, visceral; visceral larva migrans syndrome; visceral larva migrans; migran, visceral larva; migrans, visceral larva; visceral larva migran;

MeSH 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;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visceral larva migrans;

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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.

https://www.has-sante.fr/jcms/c_2680723
2017
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false
false
France
health technology assessment
larva migrans, visceral
Toxocariasis
serologic tests
serology
Larva migrans
toxocariasis
toxocariasis
laboratory diagnosis
biology
visceral larva migrans syndrome
laboratory diagnosis
Biology

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http://campus.cerimes.fr/parasitologie/enseignement/toxocarose/site/html/1.html
2016
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true
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ancylostomiasis
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ancylostomiasis
chemoprevention
cats
diethylcarbamazine
albendazole
antiprotozoal agents
ivermectin
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antinematodal agents
educational course
multiple choice quizz
French pre-residency program examination

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http://medecinetropicale.free.fr/castoxocarose.pdf
2013
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true
false
France
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case reports
travel medicine
toxocariasis
toxocariasis
toxocariasis
larva migrans, visceral
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http://medecinetropicale.free.fr/casporocephalose.pdf
France
French
case reports
abdomen without preparation
gabon
tropical medicine
larva migrans, visceral
snakes
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arachnida
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larva migrans, visceral
larva migrans, visceral
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radiography, thoracic

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