Human lagochilascariasis treated sucessfully with ivermectin: a case report Lagochilascaríase humana tratada com sucesso com ivermectina: um relato de caso
A 15 year old male patient was diagnosed as being infected with the nematode Lagochilascaris minor, presenting as abscesses over the left mastoid region, and invading the temporal bone, mastoid sinuses and possibly the CNS. Surgical drainage and administration of cambendazole and levamisole led to i...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a21e0386bdab447b94bda5c392a5381e 2024-09-09T19:26:09+00:00 Human lagochilascariasis treated sucessfully with ivermectin: a case report Lagochilascaríase humana tratada com sucesso com ivermectina: um relato de caso Ricardo Ferreira Bento Celso do Carmo Mazza Eduardo Franco Motti Yang Tsou Chan José Renato Roxo Guimarães Aroldo Miniti 1993-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651993000400012 https://doaj.org/article/a21e0386bdab447b94bda5c392a5381e EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651993000400012 https://doaj.org/toc/0036-4665 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 doi:10.1590/S0036-46651993000400012 0036-4665 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/a21e0386bdab447b94bda5c392a5381e Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 35, Iss 4, Pp 373-375 (1993) Lagochilascaris minor Ivermectin Human infection Treatment Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 1993 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651993000400012 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z A 15 year old male patient was diagnosed as being infected with the nematode Lagochilascaris minor, presenting as abscesses over the left mastoid region, and invading the temporal bone, mastoid sinuses and possibly the CNS. Surgical drainage and administration of cambendazole and levamisole led to improvement, followed by an early relapse and poor tolerance to the antihelminthic drugs. Repeated doses of ivermectin (an animal preparation) were used for the first time to treat this condition and resulted in complete remission of signs of infection, maintained for 15 months after the end of drug therapy, indicating cure of the disease. Um jovem de 15 anos, masculino recebeu o diagnóstico de infecção pelo nematódeo Lagochilascaris minor, manifesta na forma de abscessos sobre a região mastoidea e invadindo o osso temporal, células mastoideas e, possivelmente, o SNC. Foi feita drenagem cirúrgica e administrado cambendazole e levamisole, seguidos de melhora e posterior recaída; ocorreu também intolerância aos anti-helmínticos. Doses repetidas de uma preparação animal de ivermectina foram utilizadas pela primeira nesta doença, levando a remissão completa dos sinais de infecção, mantida após 15 meses do final do tratamento e indicando cura do processo. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 35 4 373 375 |
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A 15 year old male patient was diagnosed as being infected with the nematode Lagochilascaris minor, presenting as abscesses over the left mastoid region, and invading the temporal bone, mastoid sinuses and possibly the CNS. Surgical drainage and administration of cambendazole and levamisole led to improvement, followed by an early relapse and poor tolerance to the antihelminthic drugs. Repeated doses of ivermectin (an animal preparation) were used for the first time to treat this condition and resulted in complete remission of signs of infection, maintained for 15 months after the end of drug therapy, indicating cure of the disease. Um jovem de 15 anos, masculino recebeu o diagnóstico de infecção pelo nematódeo Lagochilascaris minor, manifesta na forma de abscessos sobre a região mastoidea e invadindo o osso temporal, células mastoideas e, possivelmente, o SNC. Foi feita drenagem cirúrgica e administrado cambendazole e levamisole, seguidos de melhora e posterior recaída; ocorreu também intolerância aos anti-helmínticos. Doses repetidas de uma preparação animal de ivermectina foram utilizadas pela primeira nesta doença, levando a remissão completa dos sinais de infecção, mantida após 15 meses do final do tratamento e indicando cura do processo. |
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Human lagochilascariasis treated sucessfully with ivermectin: a case report Lagochilascaríase humana tratada com sucesso com ivermectina: um relato de caso |
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Human lagochilascariasis treated sucessfully with ivermectin: a case report Lagochilascaríase humana tratada com sucesso com ivermectina: um relato de caso |
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Human lagochilascariasis treated sucessfully with ivermectin: a case report Lagochilascaríase humana tratada com sucesso com ivermectina: um relato de caso |
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Human lagochilascariasis treated sucessfully with ivermectin: a case report Lagochilascaríase humana tratada com sucesso com ivermectina: um relato de caso |
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