Contributor: Kevin R. Kazacos
Visceral larva migrans is a systemic helminth disease caused the migration through the body of the larva stage of several nematodes (Baylisascaris procyonis [Baylisascariasis], Toxocara canis and Toxocara catis [toxocariasis]), Trichinella spiralis [trichinellosis], Strongyloides stercoralis [strongyloidiasis], Ancylostoma braziliense and Ancylostoma duodenale [ancylostomiasis]), trematodes (Alaria [alariosis]), and cestodes (Spirometra [sparganosis]). The clinical manifestations include high peripheral eosinophilia and hypergammaglobulinemia.