Case report: Bone hydatid disease refractory to nitazoxanide treatment

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 446-448

  Schipper, Hans G ^a   Simsek, Suat ^b   Van Agtmael, Michiel A ^b   Van Lienden, Krijn P ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CIMETIDINE; NITAZOXANIDE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE HYDATID CYST; BONE PAIN; CASE REPORT; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; TREATMENT DURATION; BONE DISEASE; DRUG RESISTANCE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; BONE DISEASES; CIMETIDINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; THIAZOLES;

EID: 69249165982     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.81.446     Document Type: Article

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