A case of poly-parasitism involving a trematode and four different nematodes in a migrant from Bihar.
Reported is a case of seven-year-old, migrant from Bihar state, infested with Fasciolopsis buski Strongyloides stercoralis Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and Ankylostoma duodenale in feces. Patient responded to treatment with piperazine, thiabendazole and albendazole, the importance of considering multiple and non-endemicparasite infestations in migrant of poor socio-economic background is emphasized.
Rai
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Maulana Azad Medical College and LN Hospital, New Delhi, India. vishal2870@yahoo.com
Wadhwa
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Kharbanda
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Uppal
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D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D000077489:Piperazine; D010879:Piperazines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013827:Thiabendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014200:Trematoda / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
D000871:Anthelmintics; D010879:Piperazines; D000077489:Piperazine; D015766:Albendazole; D013827:Thiabendazole