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Clinical Trial
. 1978 Feb;72(1):79-85.
doi: 10.1080/00034983.1978.11719282.

Long-term treatment of onchocerciasis in children with low doses of diethylcarbamazine

J Sowa, S C Sowa
Clinical Trial

Long-term treatment of onchocerciasis in children with low doses of diethylcarbamazine

J Sowa et al. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1978 Feb.

Abstract

Two groups of children were treated daily with 12.5 or 25 mg diethylcarbamazine for five months and a further group with 12.5 mg daily for seven weeks; 88 children completed the course. The trial was under constant supervision and ophthalmic and parasitological examinations were carried out at approximately one-month intervals. The acceptability of the drug was poor owing to adverse reactions, but the clinical response to treatment good.

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