Follow up study of symptomatic human cystic echinococcosis treatment with albendazole and praziquantel, in Uruguay

Da Rosa, Daniel - Figueredo, Elisa - Rosas, Michel - Goñi, Fernando

Resumen:

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a chronic disease considered a neglected one. Cystic echinococcosis is endemic in Uruguay and the region. Surgery, using various technical approaches, has the potential to safely remove the cyst(s) and lead to a complete cure in a high number of patients with simple forms of CE. However, surgery may be impractical in patients with multiple cysts in several organs, high surgical risk, or in patients with previous multiple surgeries. In these cases, the pharmacological treatment with the benzimidazolic drug Albendazole (ABZ) alone or combined with Praziquantel (PZQ), has been promising as the best choice to achieve improvement or cure.

Detalles Bibliográficos
2024
Cystic echinococcosis
Medical treatment,
Albendazole
Praziquantel
Uruguay
Inglés
Universidad de la República
COLIBRI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/44973
Acceso abierto
Licencia Creative Commons Atribución (CC - By 4.0)