Visceral larva migrans
MEDICAL CONDITION
Larva migrans, visceral; Viscera larva migrans; Visceral larval migrans; Viscera larval migrans
Visceral larva migrans (VLM) is a condition in humans caused by the migratory larvae of certain nematodes, humans being a dead-end host, and was first reported in 1952. Nematodes causing such zoonotic infections are Baylisascaris procyonis, Toxocara canis,