Evaluation of a structured treatment discontinuation in patients with inoperable alveolar echinococcosis on long-term benzimidazole therapy: A retrospective cohort study.

• Main Authors: Ansgar Deibel (Author), Daniel Stocker (Author), Cordula Meyer Zu Schwabedissen (Author), Lars Husmann (Author), Philipp Andreas Kronenberg (Author), Felix Grimm (Author), Peter Deplazes (Author), Cäcilia S Reiner (Author), Beat Müllhaupt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Objectives</h4>Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is an orphan zoonosis of increasing concern in endemic areas, including Europe. It frequently presents in an advanced, inoperable stage, that requires life-long parasitostatic benzimidazole therapy. In some patients, long-term therapy leads...