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Visceral larva migrans

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

Visceral larva migrans is a condition in children caused by the migratory larvae of nematodes like Toxocara vitulloram, Toxocara canis etc.

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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.

v • d • e Helminthiases (B65-B83, 120-129)
Flukes	Schistosomiasis (Swimmer's itch) - Clonorchiasis - Fascioliasis - Paragonimiasis - Fasciolopsiasis
Cestodes	Echinococcosis - Tapeworm infection - Cysticercosis - Hymenolepiasis
Nematodes	Dracunculiasis - Onchocerciasis - Filariasis (Loa loa filariasis, Mansonelliasis) - Trichinosis - Hookworm (Ancylostomiasis, Necatoriasis, Cutaneous larva migrans) - Ascariasis - Strongyloidiasis - Trichuriasis - Enterobiasis - Visceral larva migrans/Toxocariasis - Gnathostomiasis