Wolach B, Sinnreich Z, Uziel Y, Gotesman G, Pomerantz A
Department of Pediatrics, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Isr J Med Sci. 1995 Nov;31(11):689-92.
Visceral larva migrans (VLM) is endemic in Israel; therefore, a positive serology is not unusual in our general population. The clinical manifestations of the disease may mimic other clinical conditions. Sometimes life-threatening disorders have to be considered in the differential diagnosis. This diagnostic dilemma can be solved occasionally only by histological examination. We report two patients, one with a lymphoma-like presentation and the other with an intraocular tumoral mass suggesting retinoblastoma, and discuss the diagnostic difficulties.
