Jpn. J. Infect. Dis., 57, 7-9, 2004

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Original Article

A Pediatric Case of Disseminated Cystic Echinococcosis Successfully Treated with Mebendazole

Zuhre Kaya* and Turkiz Gursel¹

¹Division of Hemotology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School of Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey

(Received July 30, 2003. Accepted December 26, 2003)

*Corresponding author: Mailing address: Birlik mahallesi, 68. Sokak, No:16/4, Cankaya, Ankara 06610, Turkey. Tel: +90 312 214 10 00 ext. 6038-6012, Fax: +90 312 213 49 70, E-mail:zuhre_kaya@ yahoo.com

SUMMARY: We report a 4-year-old girl with disseminated cystic echinococcosis in the lung and the liver and a solitary cyst in the left kidney. Mebendazole therapy produced complete resolution of the lung and kidney cysts. In the liver, most of the smaller cysts disappeared, whereas the larger cysts showed only partial response and required surgical excision. Our experience reinforce the finding in previous reports that long term medical treatment of cystic echinococcosis with mebendazole can be lifesaving in cases that are unmanageable by surgical treatment.

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