Chronic trichinosis. Clinical, bioptic, serological and electromyographic observations.
Acute trichinosis can be followed by a chronic stage. Myalgia is the main clinical symptom in the chronic course of the disease. From 19 patients with a history of acute trichinosis 2-42 years ago, 15 patients suffered from chronic myalgia. Other typical complaints of our patients in the chronic stage were opthalmodynia, burning of the eyes, headache and early fatigability.
Fröscher
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Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, FRG.
Gullotta
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Saathoff
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Tackmann
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D000328:Adult; D004576:Electromyography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*