Benzathine penicillin 12 lakh units injection per month reduces or stops the fever attacks, ulceration, lymph leakage, and the increase in the size of a Filariasis limb etc. Along with Routine starting of treatment with Ivermectin, Dec-diethyl carbamazepine, and albendazole. To prevent local low-grade infection, which causes the major problem due to Lymphoedema benzathine penicillin 12 LAKHS injection helps a lot.Some patients had lymphedema due to obesity with ulcers, lymph leaking through wounds up to 3 liters a day.
With this regimen, ulcers healed. What do you think about the use of benzathine penicillin in filariasis?
