Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 8, 2026

Reduced Itraconazole Concentration and Durations Are Successful in Treating Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Infection in Amphibians
Published on: March 14, 2014
[Clinical treatment of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis with albendazole]
Marcus Rudolph Malaguido1, Antonio Marcelo Barbante Casella, Daniela Rossetto Garcia Malaguido
1Programa de Pós-graduação Strictu-Sensu em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brazil. marcus.malaguido@uol.com.br
Purpose:
To describe the evolution of a series of cases of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (DUSN) treated with albendazole.
Methods:
Interventional case series. The authors developed a non-randomized clinical trial protocol to investigate the clinical evolution of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis cases treated with albendazole. According to protocol criteria up to now, six patients were selected that will be described separately.
Results:
Of the six studied patients, four presented the worm. All six patients treated with the antiparasitic drug showed improvement of visual acuity and of chorioretinal scars. During the weeks of treatment, evidence of worm inactivation was documented for the four patients with visible worms. No adverse drug side effects were observed.
Conclusions:
The antiparasitic drug albendazole seems to be beneficial and safe in patients with diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis. More studies are necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of albendazole in the treatment of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis.
Related Concept Videos
Open Angle Glaucoma: Treatment
Drugs such as carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, α2- and...
Angle Closure Glaucoma: Treatment
Anthelminthic Agents
Alzheimer's Disease: Treatment
Cryptococcal Meningitis
Antiprotozoal Agents
