A patient presented with diarrhea. Stool examination show the following egg. Treatment of choice for this patient is:
This is the egg of Hymenolepis nana (a tapeworm). Drug of choice for treatment of flukes (except liver fluke) and tapeworms (except dog tapeworm) is praziquantal. Drug of choice for treatment of liver fluke is triclabendazole. Drug of choice for dog tapeworm (Echinococcus) is albendazole
Praziquantal
Mebendazole
Albendazole
Pyranetel pamoate
Anti-Parasitic Drugs