[Human trichinosis. A case simulating polymyositis].
The human trichinosis is a cosmopolitan rare zoonosis in Mexico. It presents clinically, with an infectious toxic pattern. Typical symptomatology includes: fever, diarrhea, facial edema and myalgias, which can resemble other illnesses like typhoid fever, angioneurotic edema, septicemia, rheumatic disease-like vasculitis and dermato-polymyositis. The treatment is based on the use of antiparasites. In this paper a trichinosis case is described in a woman, 29 years old who lives in the metropolitan area, with a clinical pattern that suggest polymyositis. The diagnosis was confirmed through a muscle biopsy. The treatment was albendazole and prednisone with successful results.
Cervera-Castillo
Hernando
H
Hospital General Regional 25, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Distrito Federal, México. cerverach@aol.com
Torres-Caballero
Verónica
V
Martínez-García
Elsa
E
Blanco-Favela
Francisco
F
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000175:diagnosis*