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Title: Treatment of trichinosis with mebendazole. Author: Levin ML. Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg; 1983 Sep; 32(5):980-3. PubMed ID: 6625077. Abstract: Prolonged oral high-dose mebendazole therapy provided an effective anthelmintic regimen for trichinosis unresponsive to steroid therapy in one patient. Side effects were limited to a Herxheimer-like reaction. Serum mebendazole levels documented gastrointestinal absorption. Repeat muscle biopsies and fluorescein angiography substantiated objective improvement.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]