Albendazole--objective evidence of response in human hydatid disease
D. L. Morris, P. W. Dykes, S. Marriner, J. Bogan, F. Burrows, H. Skeene-Smith and M. J. Clarkson
Thirty-two patients with cysts caused by Echinococcus granulosus were
treated with albendazole in a dosage of 10 mg/kg/day. Reversible
abnormalities in liver-cell function tests were seen in five patients. Some
radiological evidence of remission (on serial computed tomographic or
ultrasound scanning) was seen in 15 of 22 patients undergoing a therapeutic
course of albendazole (as opposed to those treated before or after
surgery). In five patients, the cysts virtually disappeared. Apart from
reduction in size, the appearance of a halo around the cysts and the
apparent disappearance of daughter cysts has been seen. Serological
findings have not correlated well with radiological or clinical
improvement. Serum and cyst concentrations of albendazole sulfoxide (the
principal metabolite) have been measured.
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Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg. 2002;22:649-650.
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Birincioglu et al.
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Khuroo et al.
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