|
1
|
Gómez-Marín JE, Londoño ÁL, Cabeza-Acevedo N, Torres E, Navarrete-Moncada L, Bueno O, Nati A, Nieto-Rodríguez P, Ariza-Pardo S, Isaza KJ, Chacón-Álvarez V, Romero-Delgado SA, Grijalva-Plaza S. Ocular Toxocariasis in Parasitology Consultation in Quindío, Colombia: Description of Cases and Contact Studies. J Trop Pediatr 2021; 67:6032380. [PMID: 33313750 DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmaa096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
We report diagnosis, treatment and evolution of cases of ocular toxocariasis in specialized consultation in Quindío, Colombia. No cases were seen during the 2000-17 period, but five cases were confirmed from November 2017 to March 2019; two children resulted with definitive loss of vision on the affected eye. Studies in contacts found that 12 of 19 (63%) family members and 15 of 25 (60%) children <15 years of age living on the same street were positive for IgG Toxocara antibodies. Epidemiological studies are necessaries to establish the reasons for the increase in cases at this region.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jorge Enrique Gómez-Marín
- GEPAMOL Group, Universidad del Quindío, Armenia, Colombia 63004.,Clinical Research Group, San Juan de Dios Hospital, Armenia, Colombia 63004
| | | | - Nancy Cabeza-Acevedo
- Clinical Research Group, San Juan de Dios Hospital, Armenia, Colombia 63004.,Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad del Quindío, Armenia, Colombia 63004
| | | | | | - Oriana Bueno
- GEPAMOL Group, Universidad del Quindío, Armenia, Colombia 63004
| | - Alejandro Nati
- GEPAMOL Group, Universidad del Quindío, Armenia, Colombia 63004
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|