What is it about?

This was a retrospective descriptive study of a cohort of outpatients followed from December 1989 to May 2006. IgG anti-Toxocara antibody titers were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The results were correlated with the clinical and funduscopic findings.

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Why is it important?

Ocular Toxocariasis is a common cause of intraocular inflammation in the tertiary hospital setting.

Perspectives

To help clinicians to deal with ocular toxocariasis laboratory data and to correlate with symptoms and image analysis

Dr Luiz Euribel Prestes-Carneiro
Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo

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This page is a summary of: Toxocariasis: critical analysis of serology in patients attending a public referral center for ophthalmology in Brazil, Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-017-0543-8.
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