[Endemic pulmonary paragonimiasis in Lower Mundani (Fontem district of southwest Cameroon). Results of treatment with praziquantel].

During a survey on pulmonary paragonimiasis in three villages of Lower Mundani (Cameroon), 35 patients excreting Paragonimus eggs were detected. They were treated with 75 mg/kg per day of praziquantel, administrated in three doses, at 4 to 6 hours intervals, for three days. A three months follow-up, 97.1% of the patients were cured.