[Unusual aspects of domestic trichinosis in regard to a familial infestation discovered in Montreal].
An outbreak of domestic trichinosis occurred in an Italian family living in Montreal. All patients had a fever, facial edema and extreme eosinophilia, and results of serologic tests were positive. Larvae of Trichinella spiralis were seen in a muscle biopsy from one of the patients. The discussion emphasizes some characteristic clinical, serologic and histopathological aspects.
D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007558:Italy / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D011792:Quebec; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology
Aspects originaux de la trichinose domestique à partir d'une infestation familiale découverte à Montréal