Albendazole treatment of multiple cerebral hydatid cysts: Case report

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 150-152

  Todorov, T ^a   Vutova, K ^b   Petkov, D ^c   Balkanski, G ^d  

^a Institute of Pharmacology ^*  (Bulgaria)

^b Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases ^*  (Bulgaria)

^c Institute of Radiology and Radiobiology ^*  (Bulgaria)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

CASE REPORT; CESTODE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BRAIN DISEASES; CASE REPORT; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0023865012     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(88)90291-X     Document Type: Article

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