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==Overview== | |||
The mainstay of therapy for whipworm infection is [[antihelminthic]] drugs. The treatment options include [[albendazole]], [[mebendazole]], and [[ivermectin]]. | |||
==Medical Therapy== | |||
Medical therapy with [[Helminthic therapy|anti-helminthic]] medications is the primary modality of treatment. The following are the choices of drugs available for the treatment of [[Whipworm infection|whipworm]] infection:<ref name="urlCDC - Trichuriasis - Resources for Health Professionals">{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/whipworm/health_professionals/index.html |title=CDC - Trichuriasis - Resources for Health Professionals |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | |||
*Preferred regimen: [[Albendazole]] 400 mg PO for 3 days<ref name="pmid15662995">{{cite journal| author=Adams VJ, Lombard CJ, Dhansay MA, Markus MB, Fincham JE| title=Efficacy of albendazole against the whipworm trichuris trichiura--a randomised, controlled trial. | journal=S Afr Med J | year= 2004 | volume= 94 | issue= 12 | pages= 972-6 | pmid=15662995 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15662995 }} </ref> | |||
*Alternative regimen (1): [[Mebendazole]] 100 mg PO twice a day for 3 days | |||
*Alternative regimen (2): [[Ivermectin]] 200 μg/kg/day PO for 3 days | |||
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|'''Medications''' | |||
|'''Dosage in adults''' | |||
|'''Dosage in children''' | |||
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|[[Mebendazole]] | |||
|100 mg twice a day for 3 days | |||
OR | |||
500 mg once | |||
|100 mg twice a day for 3 days | |||
OR | |||
500 mg once | |||
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|[[Albendazole]] | |||
|400 mg for 3 days | |||
|400 mg for 3 days | |||
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[[Category:Conditions diagnosed by stool test]] | [[Category:Conditions diagnosed by stool test]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
The mainstay of therapy for whipworm infection is antihelminthic drugs. The treatment options include albendazole, mebendazole, and ivermectin.
Medical Therapy
Medical therapy with anti-helminthic medications is the primary modality of treatment. The following are the choices of drugs available for the treatment of whipworm infection:[1]
- Preferred regimen: Albendazole 400 mg PO for 3 days[2]
- Alternative regimen (1): Mebendazole 100 mg PO twice a day for 3 days
- Alternative regimen (2): Ivermectin 200 μg/kg/day PO for 3 days
| Medications | Dosage in adults | Dosage in children |
| Mebendazole | 100 mg twice a day for 3 days
OR 500 mg once |
100 mg twice a day for 3 days
OR 500 mg once |
| Albendazole | 400 mg for 3 days | 400 mg for 3 days |
References
- ↑ "CDC - Trichuriasis - Resources for Health Professionals".
- ↑ Adams VJ, Lombard CJ, Dhansay MA, Markus MB, Fincham JE (2004). "Efficacy of albendazole against the whipworm trichuris trichiura--a randomised, controlled trial". S Afr Med J. 94 (12): 972–6. PMID 15662995.