title: Hand rash in trichinosis.
abstract: 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.
authors: 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
authors: D S
authors: DS
authors: Walsh
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Jongsakul
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Watt
mesh_terms: 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*