
Thiabendazole is used for the treatment of a variety of nematode (roundworm) infections, including strongyloidiasis (threadworm infection), cutaneous larva migrans (creeping eruption), and toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans). Thiabendazole also is used during the invasive stage of trichinosis to alleviate symptoms (e.g., fever, tenderness, muscle pain); however, the effect of the drug on larvae which have migrated to the muscles has not been fully evaluated and not all patients respond to the recommended dosage.