Parasitic myositis in tropical Australia.
Three patients with Australian parasitic myositis caused by the muspiceoid nematode Haycocknema perplexum are described. Treatment with albendazole led to a slow and incomplete recovery, but treatment with steroids caused life-threatening deterioration.
Basuroy
Ron
R
Department of Medicine, Cairns Base Hospital, Cairns, QLD, Australia.
Pennisi
Robert
R
Robertson
Thomas
T
Norton
Robert
R
Stokes
John
J
Reimers
Jon
J
Archer
John
J
D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001315:Australia; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000469:parasitology; D009220:Myositis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole