Trichinella infection and clinical disease

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Trichinella infection and clinical disease. / Clausen, M R; Meyer, C N; Krantz, T; Moser, C; Gomme, G; Kayser, L; Albrectsen, J; Kapel, Christian Moliin Outzen; Bygbjerg, I C.

In: QJM - Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians, Vol. 89, No. 8, 1996, p. 631-6.

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Clausen, MR, Meyer, CN, Krantz, T, Moser, C, Gomme, G, Kayser, L, Albrectsen, J, Kapel, CMO & Bygbjerg, IC 1996, 'Trichinella infection and clinical disease', QJM - Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians, vol. 89, no. 8, pp. 631-6.

APA

Clausen, M. R., Meyer, C. N., Krantz, T., Moser, C., Gomme, G., Kayser, L., Albrectsen, J., Kapel, C. M. O., & Bygbjerg, I. C. (1996). Trichinella infection and clinical disease. QJM - Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians, 89(8), 631-6.

Vancouver

Clausen MR, Meyer CN, Krantz T, Moser C, Gomme G, Kayser L et al. Trichinella infection and clinical disease. QJM - Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians. 1996;89(8):631-6.

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Clausen, M R ; Meyer, C N ; Krantz, T ; Moser, C ; Gomme, G ; Kayser, L ; Albrectsen, J ; Kapel, Christian Moliin Outzen ; Bygbjerg, I C. / Trichinella infection and clinical disease. In: QJM - Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians. 1996 ; Vol. 89, No. 8. pp. 631-6.

Bibtex

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title = "Trichinella infection and clinical disease",
abstract = "Trichinellosis is caused by ingestion of insufficiently cooked meat contaminated with infective larvae of Trichinella species. The clinical course is highly variable, ranging from no apparent infection to severe and even fatal disease. We report two illustrative cases of trichinellosis. Returning to Denmark a few days after having eaten roasted pork in the Republic of Serbia, a female patient suffered from severe vomiting, epigastric pain, diarrhoea, and later myalgia, arthralgia, generalized oedema, and prostration. A biopsy showed heavy infestation with Trichinella spiralis, 2000 larvae/g of muscle. Life-threatening cardiopulmonary, renal and central nervous system complications developed. The patient recovered after several months. Her husband, who also ate the pork, did not have clinical symptoms, but an increased eosinophil count and a single larva in a muscle biopsy confirmed infection. The epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of trichinellosis are reviewed.",
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AU - Kayser, L

AU - Albrectsen, J

AU - Kapel, Christian Moliin Outzen

AU - Bygbjerg, I C

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N2 - Trichinellosis is caused by ingestion of insufficiently cooked meat contaminated with infective larvae of Trichinella species. The clinical course is highly variable, ranging from no apparent infection to severe and even fatal disease. We report two illustrative cases of trichinellosis. Returning to Denmark a few days after having eaten roasted pork in the Republic of Serbia, a female patient suffered from severe vomiting, epigastric pain, diarrhoea, and later myalgia, arthralgia, generalized oedema, and prostration. A biopsy showed heavy infestation with Trichinella spiralis, 2000 larvae/g of muscle. Life-threatening cardiopulmonary, renal and central nervous system complications developed. The patient recovered after several months. Her husband, who also ate the pork, did not have clinical symptoms, but an increased eosinophil count and a single larva in a muscle biopsy confirmed infection. The epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of trichinellosis are reviewed.

AB - Trichinellosis is caused by ingestion of insufficiently cooked meat contaminated with infective larvae of Trichinella species. The clinical course is highly variable, ranging from no apparent infection to severe and even fatal disease. We report two illustrative cases of trichinellosis. Returning to Denmark a few days after having eaten roasted pork in the Republic of Serbia, a female patient suffered from severe vomiting, epigastric pain, diarrhoea, and later myalgia, arthralgia, generalized oedema, and prostration. A biopsy showed heavy infestation with Trichinella spiralis, 2000 larvae/g of muscle. Life-threatening cardiopulmonary, renal and central nervous system complications developed. The patient recovered after several months. Her husband, who also ate the pork, did not have clinical symptoms, but an increased eosinophil count and a single larva in a muscle biopsy confirmed infection. The epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of trichinellosis are reviewed.

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