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==Background==

==Clinical Features==
*Visceral toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans)
**Larvae travel through liver / lungs / CNS causing fever, cough, enlarged liver, pneumonia
*Ocular toxocariasis (ocular larva migrans)
**Larvae travel to the eye causing inflammation and scarring of retina, usually only one eye, irreversible vision loss

==Differential Diagnosis==

==Workup==

==Management==
*Diethylcarbamazine 6mg/kg/day divided TID x 7-10 days '''OR''' mebendazole 100-200mg BID x 5 days '''OR''' albendazole 400mg BID  x 3-5 days

==Disposition==

==See Also==
*[[Worm Infections]]
*[[Parasitic Diseases]]
*[[Travel Medicine]]

==External Links==

==References==
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