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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar-Apr;21(2):133-6.
doi: 10.1111/jtm.12098. Epub 2014 Jan 24.

Failure of repeated treatment with praziquantel and arthemeter in four patients with acute schistosomiasis

Liliana Praticò  1 , Bianca Mariani, Enrico Brunetti, Roberta Maserati, Antonella Bruno, Stefano Novati, Guido Chichino
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Case Reports

Failure of repeated treatment with praziquantel and arthemeter in four patients with acute schistosomiasis

Liliana Praticò et al. J Travel Med. 2014 Mar-Apr.
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Abstract

Schistosomiasis is on the rise but still difficult to treat in international travelers; it should be suspected in patients returning from endemic areas. Praziquantel (PZQ) is not effective and may aggravate symptoms. More recently, combination treatment with artemisinin derivatives have shown promising results. We report four cases of acute schistosomiasis (AS) in which several courses of combined therapy had been necessary to obtain negative serology.

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  • Follow-up of treatment response in imported acute schistosomiasis.
    Soentjens P, Ruyffelaert M, Collée A, Haverals S, Van Gompel A, Bottieau E. Soentjens P, et al. J Travel Med. 2014 Nov-Dec;21(6):433-4. doi: 10.1111/jtm.12148. J Travel Med. 2014. PMID: 25345986 No abstract available.
  • Response to letter.
    Praticò L, Mariani B, Brunetti E, Maserati R, Bruno A, Novati S, Chichino G. Praticò L, et al. J Travel Med. 2014 Nov-Dec;21(6):434-5. doi: 10.1111/jtm.12148_1. J Travel Med. 2014. PMID: 25345987 No abstract available.

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