The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Ascariasis includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.
The first step in getting correct treatment is to get a correct diagnosis. Differential diagnosis list for Ascariasis may include:
These medical statistics relate to hospitals, hospitalization and Ascariasis:
In the United States, ascaris infections are generally treated for 1-3 days with medication prescribed by your health care provider. The drugs are effective and appear to have few side-effects. Your health care provider will likely request additional stool exams 1 to 2 weeks after therapy; if the infection is still present, treatment will be repeated. (Source: excerpt from Ascaris Infection: DPD)
Doctors can treat ascariasis successfully with mebendazole, albendazole, or pyrantel pamoate. (Source: excerpt from Parasitic Roundworm Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
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Treatment of hookworm infection includes administering mebendazole or albendazole, and providing an iron-rich diet or iron supplements to prevent or correct anemia.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Drug therapy, the primary treatment, consists of albendazole or mebendazole to kill intestinal parasitic worms, permitting peristalsis to expel them. No specific treatment exists for migratory infection because anthelmintics affect only mature worms.
In intestinal obstruction, nasogastric (NG) suctioning controls vomiting. If there's a blockage caused by a large number of worms, a paralyzing vermifuge (such as pyrantel pamoate or piperazine) can make the worms relax and pass through the intestine to relieve obstruction. However, ascariasis may necessitate surgery if the paralyzed worms result in intestinal blockage.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Anthelmintic therapy, the primary treatment, consists of pyrantel or piperazine to temporarily paralyze the worms, permitting peristalsis to expel them. Mebendazole and albendazole are also used to block helminth nutrition.
The benzimidazoles are contraindicated in pregnant patients and in patients with severe infections because they may cause ectopic migration.
If the patient has intestinal obstruction, nasogastric (NG) suctioning controls vomiting. When suctioning can be discontinued, instill piperazine and clamp the tube. If vomiting doesn’t occur, give a second dose of oral piperazine 24 hours later. If this is ineffective, treatment probably requires surgery.
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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