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KMID : 0425120110490030273
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2011 Volume.49 No. 3 p.273 ~ p.275
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Hypersensitive Reaction to Praziquantel in a Clonorchiasis Patient
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Lee Jung-Min
Lim Hyun-Sul
Hong Sung-Tae
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Abstract
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Praziquantel is the drug of choice for clonorchiasis. Since clonorchiasis is endemic in most river basins, praziquantel has been widely used for 30 years in Korea. A 54-year-old Korean woman suffered from hypersensitive reactions, such as nausea, dyspnea, rash, and urticaria after taking the first dose of praziquantel to treat clonorchiasis. She ingested one dose again and the same symptoms appeared, and she was treated at a clinic with anti-histamines. She tried one more dose with anti-histamines but found the same symptoms. Later, she was found to pass eggs of Clonorchis sinensis and medicated with flubendazole. The hypersensitive reaction to praziquantel is rare but occurs. This is the 5th case report in the world.
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KEYWORD
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Clonorchis sinensis, clonorchiasis, praziquantel, hypersensitive reaction
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