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==Background==
==Background==
*Caused by roundworm ''Trichinella''
*Transmitted by eating undercooked pork, polar bear, walrus


==Clinical Features==
==Clinical Features==
*Enteral phase: 2-7d after ingestion
**[[Nausea]]
**Heartburn/dyspepsia
**[[Diarrhea]]
*Enteral phase
**Inflammatory response to larvae migrating through tissues
**[[Vasculitis]]
**Splinter hemorrhage
**Myalgia, weakness
**[[Fever]]
**Periorbital edema
**[[Cerebral venous thrombosis]]
**[[Encephalitis]]
**[[Pneumonia]]
**[[Myocarditis]]


==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==


==Workup==
==Workup==
*Diagnosis is clinical
*CBC may show eosinophilia


==Management==
==Management==
*[[Mebendazole]] or [[albendazole]]


==Disposition==
==Disposition==
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==External Links==
==External Links==


==Sources==
==References==
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Revisión actual - 06:52 17 ago 2017

Background

  • Caused by roundworm Trichinella
  • Transmitted by eating undercooked pork, polar bear, walrus

Clinical Features

Differential Diagnosis

Workup

  • Diagnosis is clinical
  • CBC may show eosinophilia

Management

Disposition

See Also

External Links

References