Acute Febrile Myalgia in Vietnam due to Trichinellosis following the Consumption of Raw Pork

Trichinellosis outbreaks occur occasionally in Vietnam following the consumption of undercooked pork. Diagnosing trichinella can be problematic because fever and myalgia are nonspecific, and diagnosis may be delayed. We describe 5 Vietnamese patients in whom trichinellosis was diagnosed after severa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2009-10, Vol.49 (7), p.e79-e83
Hauptverfasser:	Taylor, Walter R. J., Van Tran, Giang, Nguyen, Thai Quoc, Van Dang, Duong, Nguyen, Viet Khong, Nguyen, Cap Trung, Nguyen, Lam Tien, Luong, Chinh Quoc, Scott, Teresa, Thach, Dang Thi Cam, Ninh, Tran Thi Ha, Nguyen, Thang Danh, Pham, Khoung Thi, Fox, Annette, Horby, Peter, Wertheim, Heiman, Nhan, Doan Hanh, Nguyen, Hong Ha, Trinh, Lien Minh Thi, Nguyen, Trung Vu, Van Nguyen, Kinh, Nguyen, Duc Hien
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Animals Fever - etiology Foodborne Diseases - parasitology Humans Male Muscle, Striated - pathology Pain Trichinella - isolation & purification Trichinellosis - diagnosis Trichinellosis - pathology Trichinellosis - physiopathology Vietnam Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Trichinellosis outbreaks occur occasionally in Vietnam following the consumption of undercooked pork. Diagnosing trichinella can be problematic because fever and myalgia are nonspecific, and diagnosis may be delayed. We describe 5 Vietnamese patients in whom trichinellosis was diagnosed after several weeks of illness.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/605533