Lagochilascaris minor infection in Venezuela. Report of a case.
A Lagochilascaris minor infection in a 6-year-old Venezuelan girl with a 4-year history of nasal obstruction is reported. Treatment with levamisole resulted in clinical and radiological cure. Eggs of L. minor were observed in the patient's feces; these were cultured to second stage larvae.
D000818:Animals; D001199:Ascaridoidea / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007978:Levamisole; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013827:Thiabendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014687:Venezuela
D007978:Levamisole; D013827:Thiabendazole