Ascariasis is regarded as one of the most prevalent worm illnesses worldwide and is reported to show mild or no symptoms at all. Read on to know more.
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What is the best medicine other than Albendazole for parasitic infection?
Query: Hi doctor, I have a parasitic infection (ascariasis and whipworm), but doctors cannot find any signs in the stool. I have shown photos and videos of parasites in my stool. They advised me to take Albendazole, and I took three courses of Albendazole 400 mg twice daily for five days with the interval ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your query. I suggest you send those pieces of worm to the laboratory for microscopic examination. Sometimes, stool examination of ova and cyst can turn negative even if you are suffering from parasitic infections due to intermittent shedding. The... Read Full »
What is the treatment for worm infestation?
Query: Hello doctor, I am sick for more than two years. I have ear infections, sinus mastoiditis, folliculitis. I have a complaint of worms crawling, fluid at the back of skull, and scarring in the lungs. One and a half years ago, I complained something worms crawling in my butt but the test is negative. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, overall history and evidence of long crawling worms seems to be ascariasis. The worm causing ascariasis is ascaria lumbricoides. The other possibility given a cyst and which was drained can be hydatid cyst, to which Albendazole is similarly indicated but the du... Read Full »
Kindly help with identifying the worm, causing infection.
Query: Hello doctor, I am taking Mebendazole for worms. My doctor does not know what worms they are, and I wonder if they may have contributed to some chronic health issues. I have a picture of the worm I had in my stool and was looking for guidance in diagnosing what it might be. Kindly help. Thank yo... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed your case history and the attached pictures (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). It seems to be a small roundworm infection or ascariasis. You can submit your stool sample for microscopic examination and determine the exact type o... Read Full »
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