Larva Migrans, Visceral

"Larva Migrans, Visceral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A condition produced in man 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.

Descriptor ID	D007816
MeSH Number(s)	C03.335.508.523.780 C03.335.508.700.100.868.420
Concept/Terms	Larva Migrans, Visceral Larva Migrans, Visceral Larva Migran, Visceral Migran, Visceral Larva Migrans, Visceral Larva Visceral Larva Migran Visceral Larva Migrans Visceral Larva Migrans Syndrome

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Diseases [C]
Parasitic Diseases [C03]
Helminthiasis [C03.335]
Nematode Infections [C03.335.508]
Larva Migrans [C03.335.508.523]
Larva Migrans, Visceral [C03.335.508.523.780]
Secernentea Infections [C03.335.508.700]
Ascaridida Infections [C03.335.508.700.100]
Toxocariasis [C03.335.508.700.100.868]
Larva Migrans, Visceral [C03.335.508.700.100.868.420]

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