Orbital hydatid cyst: treatment and prevention of recurrences with albendazole plus praziquantel.
A case of successful treatment of orbital echinococcosis without evidence of recurrence on prolonged follow-up is presented. The management of orbital hydatid cyst is discussed. ¿ 2000 The British Infection Society
Jimenénez-Mejías
M E
ME
Service of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain.
Alarcón-Cruz
J C
JC
Márquez-Rivas
F J
FJ
Palomino-Nicás
J
J
Montero
J M
JM
Pachón
J
J
D000328:Adult; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000473:pathology; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014792:Visual Acuity
D000871:Anthelmintics; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D011223:Praziquantel; D015766:Albendazole