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or albendazole, especially when screening diagnostics are inconclusive or unavailable and prior to initiating corticosteroid therapy for other conditions.
James Diaz, M.D., MPH & TM, DrPH, FACPM, FACOEM, is a Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and Program Director, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Professor of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) in New Orleans.
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