infections
Fluke Infections of the Lungs
Treatment of Fluke Lung Infections
A medication to eliminate the flukes from the body Sometimes surgery Lung fluke infections are treated withpraziquantel, a medication used to eliminate flukes from the body (called an anthelmintic medication). An alternative istriclabendazole. If the brain is infected, corticosteroids may also be given. They help control the inflammation that develops when the medication kills the flukes. Antiseizure drugs are used to control seizures. Sometimes surgery is needed to remove bumps on the skin or rarely cysts in the brain. 