title: [Treatment of urinary and intestinal bilharziosis with praziquantel. Apropos of 182 cases].
abstract: 182 patients representing 188 cases of schistosomiasis (including 152 S. haematobium, 34 S. mansoni, and 2 S. intercalatum cases) were treated with praziquantel using 40 mg/kg in a single intake. Biological check-up did not reveal any abnormality that could have been related to the treatment. Clinical side-effects appeared in 25% cases and were essentially gastrointestinal symptoms, headaches, dizziness. Efficiency was assessed by direct parasitological examinations of the feces or urine that were performed after treatment. It reached 91% for S. haematobium and 95% for S. mansoni schistosomiasis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012548:Schistosoma haematobium; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000652:urine; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D007546:Isoquinolines; D011223:Praziquantel
vernacular_title: Traitement de la bilharziose urinaire et intestinale par praziquantel. A propos de 182 observations.