Mehmet Burak SELEK, Ergenekon KARAGÖZ, ORHAN BAYLAN

Toxocariasis: a review

Human toxocariasis is a parasitic infection caused by the ingestion of larvae of dog nematode Toxocara canis and less frequently of cat nematode T.cati. In this review, current information about human toxocariasis which is a rare but an important problem suspected to cause rheumatologic, dermatologic and respiratory system diseases, is presented

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