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A Study for the Ocular Toxocariasis Patients With the Pulmonary Toxocariasis, and Ocular Toxocariasis Cohort

South Korea400 participantsStarted 2017-07-10

Plain-language summary

TOXOCARA Study is a prospective observational cohort study. The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence of ocular toxocariasis (OT) associated with pulmonary toxocariasis (PT) in patients with chest diagnostic image tests (chest X-ray, chest CT) with migrating ground glass opacity or nodular lesions. Also a cohort study is to track the results of treatment for diagnosed ocular toxocariasis (OT) patients.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years and older * Patient who has positive result of Toxocara Ab * Patient who has history of eating of law animal liver or meat * Patient who has the chest diagnostic image tests (chest X-ray, chest CT) with migrating ground glass opacity or nodular lesions. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Pregnant woman * Malignant patient * Patient who has pulmonary infectious lesion such as pneumonia, fungus and tuberculosis * Patients who were diagnosed by benign or malignant pulmonary nodule * Patient who was not consented

What they're measuring

Number of patients with pulmonary toxocariasis (PT)

Timeframe: at baseline

Number of patients with ocular toxocariasis (OT)

Timeframe: at baseline

Number of patients with ocular toxocariasis (OT) among the patients with pulmonary toxocariasis (PT),

Timeframe: at baseline

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03814837

SponsorUniversity of Ulsan

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2020-07-31

Contact for this trial

Kwang Won Seo, M.D.

+82-10-9709-9138 kwseo@uuh.ulsan.kr

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