Echinococcosis of the liver during pregnancy.
A 20-year-old Turkish woman with three huge echinococcus cysts of the liver was admitted in the third trimester of pregnancy. During pregnancy she received albendazole and during vaginal delivery she received both albendazole and medication aimed at preventing anaphylactic reaction. We believe that the presence of large hydatid cysts during pregnancy should be managed conservatively with courses of albendazole after the first trimester of pregnancy.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009426:Netherlands; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole