title: Parasitic myositis in tropical Australia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cairns Base Hospital, Cairns, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Basuroy
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pennisi
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Norton
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reimers
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Archer
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole