Can albendazole be the only treatment for cardiac echinococcosis with multiple organ involvement?

Int J Cardiol. 2012 Nov 29;161(3):e58-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.04.082. Epub 2012 May 4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Albendazole / therapeutic use*
  • Animals
  • Anthelmintics / therapeutic use*
  • Echinococcosis / diagnosis
  • Echinococcosis / drug therapy*
  • Echinococcus granulosus*
  • Heart Diseases / diagnosis
  • Heart Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Heart Diseases / parasitology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multiple Organ Failure / drug therapy
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anthelmintics
  • Albendazole