Encysted peritoneal hydatidosis in a child — the effectiveness of pre-operative therapy with a combination of praziquantel and albendazole

Authors: Miron, D.1; Kawar, B.2; Lumelsky, D.3; Spiegel, R.4; Horovitz, Y.4

Source: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Volume 99, Number 6, September 2005 , pp. 577-582(6)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

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Abstract:

A child with encysted peritoneal hydatidosis was found to be completely cured after 3 months of combined therapy with praziquantel and albendazole followed by resection of a huge peritoneal cyst and the removal of numerous, dead, daughter cysts.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1179/136485905X51445

Affiliations: 1: Pediatric Infectious Disease Consultation Service, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel, and Rapapport School of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel 2: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel 3: Medical Radiology Department, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel, and Rapapport School of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel 4: Pediatric Department A, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel, and Rapapport School of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel

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