larva migrans, visceral
MONDO:0024954Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names larva migrans, visceral yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A condition produced in humans by the prolonged migration of animal nematode larvae in extraintestinal tissues other than skin; characterized by persistent hypereosinophilia, hepatomegaly, and frequently pneumonitis, commonly caused by Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0024954), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of