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Treatment of cutaneous larva migrans and Toxocara infection
Author(s) -
Caumes Eric
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
fundamental and clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1472-8206
pISSN - 0767-3981
DOI - 10.1046/j.1472-8206.2003.00172.x
Subject(s) - larva migrans , cutaneous larva migrans , larva , visceral larva migrans , helminthiasis , biology , helminths , pathology , zoology , dermatology , medicine , ecology
The treatment of cutaneous larva migrans and Toxocara infection relies on antihelminthic agents such as thiabendazole, albendazole and ivermectin. The efficacy of these agents varies according to the helminthic disease.