Trichuris infestations and difetarsone.

Trichuris trichiura infestations in the United Kingdom and treatment with difetarsone.

Stool specimens were examined for the parasite Trichuris trichiura from 1,860 patients in 17 hospitals for the mentally subnormal in the U.K. It was found in 10 of these hospitals, and an overall incidence of 13.2% was recorded. Most cases occurred in the South, where the overall incidence was 36.3%.Difetarsone was used in the treatment of infestations in two hospitals, and proved to be very we...

Difetarsone in outpatient treatment of Trichuris trichiura infestation.

Dysentery due to infestation with the whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, is common among underprivileged children living in Cape Town. Chronic blood loss and a diet deficient in iron leads to profound anaemia and it is not unusual for young children with this infestation to present in cardiac failure. While temporary correction of anaemia and treatment ofiron deficiency are readily achieved, eradic...

Infections and Infestations

THIS book by 20 eminent American contributors is intended as a practical guide to those responsible for the immediate care of severe accidents on arrival in hospital. To achieve this end the authors have adopted a method of presentation which relies heavily on numbered lists, either of possibilities in diagnosis or stcps in treatment. One advantage of this method is that, in spite of having man...

Treatment of scabies infestations.

Scabies is an intensely pruritic disorder induced by an immune allergic response to infestation of the skin by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. The biology of the mite, the clinical aspects and diagnosis of scabies infestations as well as the treatment of choice with 5% permethrin dermal cream and the use of scabicides based on other chemical substances are reviewed.

Arthropod Infestations and Vectors of Disease