Visceral larva migrans
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	B83.0
ICD-9	128.0
DiseasesDB	13882
eMedicine	ped/2407
MeSH	D007816

Visceral larva migrans is a condition in dogs and cats caused by the migratory larvae of nematodes like Neoascaris vitulorum, Toxocara canis etc.

Since they can't reproduce in humans, they wander throughout the body, invading the heart (causing myocarditis) and the CNS (causing seizures). They may also enter the eye, termed Ocular Larvae Migrans, sometimes resulting in the misdiagnosis of retinoblastoma.

[edit] See also

• Toxocariasis
• Cutaneous larva migrans
• Ocular larva migrans

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