Toxocariasis: systemic features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on toxocariasis: systemic features: Covert toxocariasis: features Fever Nausea Vomiting Headache Behavioural disturbance Sleep disturbance Cough Anorexia Abdominal pain Hepatomegaly Common toxocariasis: features Cardiac toxocariasis Other systemic features

Covert toxocariasis: features

  • Fever
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Headache
  • Behavioural disturbance
  • Sleep disturbance
  • Cough
  • Anorexia
  • Abdominal pain
  • Hepatomegaly

Common toxocariasis: features

Cardiac toxocariasis

Other systemic features

References

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