Treatment of hydatid disease with mebendazole at Frere Hospital, East London. A preliminary report.
The high incidence in South Africa of hydatid disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus is indicated. Preliminary experience in the treatment of cysts with high doses of mebendazole (Vermox; Ethnor) is presented. The low toxicity of mebendazole as reported in the literature is confirmed.
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