Hand rash in trichinosis.
Trichinosis patients may develop peri-orbital oedema, conjunctival haemorrhages, splinter haemorrhages of the fingernails, and nonspecific skin rashes. Here, we describe an unusual hand rash noted in several patients enrolled in a treatment study for trichinosis.
Walsh
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DS
Departments of Immunology and Medicine, and Retrovirology, U.S. Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), Bangkok, Thailand. walshds@thai.amedd.army.mil
Jongsakul
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Watt
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D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000469:parasitology; D004890:Erythema / Q000469:parasitology; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000473:pathology*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000473:pathology*