The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Trichinosis 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 Trichinosis may include:
Note:You must always seek professional medical advice about any prescription drug, OTC drug, medication, treatment or change in treatment plans.
Some of the different medications used in the treatment of Trichinosis include:
Several safe and effective prescription drugs are available to treat trichinosis. Treatment should begin as soon as possible and the decision to treat is based upon symptoms, exposure to raw or undercooked meat, and laboratory test results. (Source: excerpt from Trichinosis: DPD)
A doctor can
prescribe medicine only to relieve symptoms. There is no treatment
for the infection. If the doctor diagnoses infection while the
patient is still having digestive symptoms, standard antiparasite
drugs can be used to dislodge some of the worms. Once encystment of
the parasite has begun, treatment is for any symptoms. In most
cases, the chances of recovery are good.
Thiabendazole may
help patients with trichinosis if treatment is begun very early,
during the incubation state. Corticosteroids can relieve the
inflammatory reaction during the larval migration state, and the
patient should take them with thiabenazole. Steroids could, however,
prolong the intestinal phase of the
infection. (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
Mebendazole effectively combats this parasite during the intestinal stage; severe infection (especially CNS invasion) may warrant glucocorticoids to combat possible inflammation. There's no treatment for trichinosis once it's in the muscles, but analgesics may be used for muscle pain.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
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