[The disease picture and treatment of Toxocara canis uveitis in childhood].

The disease process of uveitis due to Toxocara canis infection has a much more severe course in children than in adults. It can be cured by special drugs (Mintezol) and corticosteroids, which at the same time also reduce the inflammatory symptoms. In patients with endophthalmitis, vitrectomy may be indicated. The improvement in visual acuity depends both on the localization of the degenerations and on the duration of the disease. The authors consider sonographic examination indispensable for differential diagnosis.