Toxocara Retinopathy

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Identifier 78_Toxocara Retinopathy
Title Toxocara Retinopathy
Creator David G. Cogan, MD (1908-1993)
Contributors David D. Donaldson
Affiliation (DGC) Former Director of Ophthalmology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject Retina; Chorioretinitis; Toxocara; Helminthiasis; Helminths; Macula Lutea; Vitreous Body; Optic Disc; Fundus Oculi
Description Presenting Symptom: Poor visual acuity OS. Pathology: Yellow lesion. Clinical: The patient was a 7-year old male with a history of poor vision of the left eye for an undertermined length of time. The fundus showed a discrete yellow lesion in the macular region with overlying membranes in the vitreous obscuring the disc and distorting the vessels. Since the eye was not removed, the diagnosis was presumptive. Disease/ Diagnosis: Toxocara retinopathy
Date 1971
Language eng
Format image/jpeg
Type Image
Relation is Part of Ocular Fundus Slides
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: David G. Cogan Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Cogan/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6jm2c91
Setname ehsl_novel_dgc
ID 177335
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jm2c91
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