Acute febrile myalgia in Vietnam due to trichinellosis following the consumption of raw pork.
Trichinellosis outbreaks occur occasionally in Vietnam following the consumption of undercooked pork. Diagnosing trichinella can be problematic because fever and myalgia are nonspecific, and diagnosis may be delayed. We describe 5 Vietnamese patients in whom trichinellosis was diagnosed after several weeks of illness.
Taylor
Walter R J
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Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, London, United Kingdom. btaylor@oucru.org
Tran
Giang Van
GV
Nguyen
Thai Quoc
TQ
Dang
Duong Van
DV
Nguyen
Viet Khong
VK
Nguyen
Cap Trung
CT
Nguyen
Lam Tien
LT
Luong
Chinh Quoc
CQ
Scott
Teresa
T
Dang
Thi Cam Thach
TC
Tran
Thi Ha Ninh
TH
Nguyen
Thang Danh
TD
Pham
Khoung Thi
KT
Fox
Annette
A
Horby
Peter
P
Wertheim
Heiman
H
Doan
Hanh Nhan
HN
Nguyen
Hong Ha
HH
Trinh
Lien Minh Thi
LM
Nguyen
Trung Vu
TV
Nguyen
Kinh Van
KV
Nguyen
Duc Hien
DH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054792:Muscle, Striated / Q000473:pathology; D010146:Pain; D014234:Trichinella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014744:Vietnam; D055815:Young Adult