title: Mini review on chemotherapy of taeniasis and cysticercosis due to Taenia solium in Asia, and a case report with 20 tapeworms in China.
abstract: A 43-year-old Tibetan woman living in northwest Sichuan, China, confirmed to be a taeniasis carrier of Taenia solium was treated with pumpkin seeds combined with Areca nut extract in October 2009. All 20 tapeworms except one without scolex were expelled under good conditions. She was free of secondary cysticercosis within one year follow up. Although the first choice for treatment of taeniasis is still praziquantel, it may often cause serious side effect on asymptomatic cysticercosis cases to suddenly become symptomatic within a half day of the treatment. Therefore, the problems in treatment of taeniasis and/or cysticercosis in Asia are briefly overviewed, since other platyhelminthic diseases including schistosomiasis, opisthorchiasis etc. are more common and praziquantel is strongly recommended for mass treatment of these trematodiases with no idea on the co-infection with eggs of T. solium which cause asymptomatic cysticercosis.
authors: Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Ito
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Li
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Chen
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Long
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Yanagida
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Nakao
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Sako
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Okamoto
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Wu
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Raoul
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Giraudoux
authors: P S
authors: PS
authors: Craig
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001114:Areca / Q000737:chemistry; D002681:China; D028464:Cucurbita / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D041201:Taenia solium / Q000187:drug effects*; D013622:Taeniasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D010936:Plant Extracts; D011223:Praziquantel