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1589713

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
Nine patients with complicated hydatid disease managed with surgery and mebendazole/albendazole are presented. Five patients received albendazole (1 treatment course) and 5 patients received mebendazole (3 had 2 treatment courses, 1 had a switch-over from mebendazole to albendazole). The mean durations of treatment and follow-up were respectively 7 +/- 2.5 months and 7 +/- 2.5 months (albendazole); 13 +/- 10 months and 29 +/- 31 months (mebendazole). A superior clinical and radiological response was seen in 1 patient with disseminated intra-abdominal disease on switching therapy from mebendazole to albendazole. Radiological improvement occurred in 3/5 courses of albendazole and in 2/8 courses of mebendazole. Clinical improvement occurred in 3/5 courses of albendazole and 0/8 courses of mebendazole. Radiological deterioration was demonstrated in 0/5 courses of albendazole and 2/8 courses of mebendazole. Although the impression was that albendazole was superior, good responses were also seen with mebendazole. The heterogeneity of the patients, their disease, short follow-up time, lack of more sensitive noninvasive assay techniques urges caution before firm conclusions can be drawn.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0036-5548
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
A clinical-radiological evaluation of benzimidazoles in the management of Echinococcus granulosus cysts.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports