title: Severe disseminated hydatid disease successfully treated medically with prolonged administration of albendazole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. ntobekon@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ntobeko A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ntusi
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Horsfall
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D020809:Central Nervous System Helminthiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole