The sixth case of lagochilascariasis minor in Surinam.
The sixth case of lagochilascariasis minor in Surinam is reported in a 13-year-old boy. He had abscesses on the right and left side of the neck, with fistulae out of which eggs, larvae and adult worms were expelled. Treatment with thiabendazole and levamisole were ineffective. Finally he was cured after prolonged treatment with albendazole. This is probably the 63rd case of lagochilascariasis minor in the world, but there is a possibility that infection with this rare nematode is underreported.
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Suriname, Paramaribo.
D000293:Adolescent; D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001198:Ascaridiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D015766:Albendazole