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Toxocariasis

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Ocular toxocariasis is a unilateral infectious uveitis secondary to tissue invasion by roundworm Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati, which leads to a severe inflammatory reaction and significant chorioretinitis in children.

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  1. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, 900 NW 17th St., Miami, FL, 33136, USA

    Tayyeba K. Ali MD & Ryan C. Young MD

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  1. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida, USA

    Carlos A. Medina

  2. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, MIAMI, Florida, USA

    Justin H. Townsend

  3. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Arun D. Singh

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Ali, T.K., Young, R.C. (2016). Toxocariasis. In: Medina, C., Townsend, J., Singh, A. (eds) Manual of Retinal Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20460-4_18

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