[Endemic pulmonary paragonimiasis in Lower Mundani (Fontem district of southwest Cameroon). Results of treatment with praziquantel].
During a survey on pulmonary paragonimiasis in three villages of Lower Mundani (Cameroon), 35 patients excreting Paragonimus eggs were detected. They were treated with 75 mg/kg per day of praziquantel, administrated in three doses, at 4 to 6 hours intervals, for three days. A three months follow-up, 97.1% of the patients were cured.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002163:Cameroon; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011223:Praziquantel
Paragonimose pulmonaire endémique au Lower Mundani (arrondissement de Fontem au sud-ouest Cameroun). Résultats du traitement par le praziquantel.