Vineela S. Vajrala

Parasitic Masquerader: Hepatic Larva Migrans Presenting as Microabscess-Like Lesions

Abstract Hepatic visceral larva migrans (VLM) is an uncommon zoonosis that develops when second-stage nematode larvae migrate from the gut into solid viscera. It is most commonly caused by Toxocara species, the ascarid of dogs and cats. Clinically, it presents as an infective/inf...