Abstract
Seven patients with uncomplicated hepatic hydatid cysts (Echinococcus granulosus) were treated with albendazole 10 mg/kg/day for 2-6 months (mean 4 months). Serial sonographic evaluation showed reduction in cyst size in only 1 patient (the anteroposterior diameter decreased from 16.5 cm to 4.9 cm). Therapy in this patient was discontinued after 4 months due to development of jaundice. Albendazole appears to have a limited role in the treatment of hydatid disease of the liver.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 323-325 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01-01-1989 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Immunology and Microbiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
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