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Mansonella perstans filariasis: failure of albendazole treatment
E Van den Enden1, A Van Gompel, T Vervoort
1Outpatient's Department, Antwerpen, Belgium.
Annales De La Societe Belge De Medecine Tropicale
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
Infections with Mansonella perstans are common in certain parts of Africa and South America. There is no standard treatment at present. We evaluated the effect of albendazole on microfilaremia in ten consecutive patients. No decrease in microfilarial counts could be demonstrated after a median follow-up period of 45 days. Albendazole was not shown to be useful for treatment of Mansonella perstans filariasis.