Case studies in international medicine.
Family physicians in the United States are increasingly called on to manage the complex clinical problems of newly arrived immigrants and refugees. Case studies and discussions are provided in this article to update physicians on the diagnosis and management of potentially unfamiliar ailments, including strongyloidiasis, hookworm infection, cysticercosis, clonorchiasis and tropical pancreatitis. Albendazole and ivermectin, two important drugs in the treatment of some worm infections, are now available in the United States.
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D000293:Adolescent; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000980:Antiplatyhelmintic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003003:Clonorchiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006725:Hookworm Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000628:therapy; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014481:United States
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D000980:Antiplatyhelmintic Agents; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D011223:Praziquantel; D007559:Ivermectin; D015766:Albendazole