[Visceral larva migrans. Successful treatment with fenbendazole (author's transl)].
Visceral Larva migrans (VLM) is a parasite, which produces a disease by nematode species. Specific hosts are certain mammals. After penetrating the human organism, these parasites never mature to adult worms but can produce a lot of various symptoms which are dependent on the kind of manifestation. Perilous illnesses are described. The incidence is undoubtedly more than is realized. A new microprecipitation test has proved to be highly specific for the diagnosis. An effective nontoxic treatment in human medicine--exept for mebendazole--was not known until now. We report about the illness of a patient with all typical laboratory findings and clinical signs. The application of Fenbendazole for the first time in humans showed to be highly effective against this ubiquitous illness.
D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D004199:Disease Vectors; D004285:Dogs; D005273:Fenbendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D007816:Larva Migrans, Visceral / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D014119:Toxocara / Q000276:immunology
D000906:Antibodies; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D005273:Fenbendazole
Zur Klinik der Larva-magrans-visceralis-Infektion. Erfolgreicher Therapieversuch mit Fenbendazol.