potassium tartrate/inflammation

Antimony potassium tartrate (APT) is a complex salt that until recently was used worldwide as an antischistosomal drug. Treatment was efficacious only if APT was administered intravenously to humans at a near lethal total dose of 36 mg/kg. Because unconfirmed epidemiologic studies suggested there

Antimony potassium tartrate (APT) is a complex salt that until recently was used worldwide as an anti-schistosomal drug. APT was efficacious in humans only if administered intravenously at a near-lethal total dose of 36 mg/kg. Because unconfirmed epidemiologic studies suggested a possible

A 36-year-old female was admitted to hospital for debridement of chronically inflamed tendon sheaths and adjacent tissues near the left ankle. Despite antibiotic therapy and initial surgical interventions, the inflammation had progressed slowly over 16 months. Histopathological examination of

This article describes the drugs used in helminthic infections and their therapeutic indications, mode of action, toxicity and other details of each of the recommended drugs, and discusses the nature and treatment of infection by helminths important in human medicine. Infestation due to the

BACKGROUND Schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease, is endemic in many parts of the world. Schistosomal eggs may be found in almost any organ or tissue in the body, including the eye. The presence of schistosomal eggs in the eye can produce granuloma formation and inflammatory sequelae. METHODS A