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Preferred term

Larva Migrans, Visceral  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

Entry terms

  • Visceral Larva Migrans Syndrome

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SH6LD222-6

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