Pareses, paralysis and parasites. Echinococcus granulosus infection

Neth J Med. 2013 Dec;71(10):529, 533.

Authors

A P J Vlaar¹, J W R Hovius, K Stijnis, M van Vugt

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine and 2Infectious Diseases, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

PMID: 24394742

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Albendazole / administration & dosage
Albendazole / therapeutic use
Animals
Anthelmintics / administration & dosage
Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Progression
Drug Therapy, Combination
Echinococcosis / complications*
Echinococcosis / diagnosis
Echinococcosis / drug therapy
Echinococcus granulosus / isolation & purification*
Echinococcus granulosus / pathogenicity
Host-Parasite Interactions
Humans
Male
Mediterranean Region
Paralysis / diagnosis*
Paralysis / etiology
Paresis / diagnosis*
Paresis / etiology
Praziquantel / administration & dosage
Praziquantel / therapeutic use
Spinal Cord Compression / complications
Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis
Spinal Cord Compression / etiology*

Substances

Anthelmintics
Praziquantel
Albendazole