Human trichinellosis caused by Trichinella britovi in Greece, and literature review
| Autor: | P Keryttopoulos, M. A. Gomez Morales, C Koutras, Dimitra Psalla, Edoardo Pozio, D Deligianni, Dimitris Dimzas, Anastasia Diakou, K Kontotasios |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
040301 veterinary sciences
030231 tropical medicine Trichinella Physiology Albendazole Serology 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Trichinella britovi parasitic diseases medicine Eosinophilia Muscle biopsy medicine.diagnostic_test biology 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Parasitic disease biology.protein Animal Science and Zoology Parasitology Creatine kinase medicine.symptom medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Helminthology. 94 |
| ISSN: | 1475-2697 0022-149X |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0022149x19000075 |
| Popis: | Trichinellosis is a cosmopolitan zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the nematodes of the genus Trichinella, through the consumption of raw or semi-raw infected meat from swine, horses and wild animals. This disease has been sporadically reported in Greece since 1946. The aim of the present study was to describe a trichinellosis case in a patient hospitalized in northern Greece, in 2017. A 47-year-old male was admitted to hospital with intense generalized myalgia, periorbital swelling, fever, exhaustion and anorexia. Biochemical and haematological profile showed eosinophilia and elevated creatine phosphokinase (CPK). Anti-Trichinella spp. IgG and IgM antibodies were detected by serology and Trichinella spp. larvae were found in two muscle biopsies by compressorium and histological examination. A larva collected from the muscle biopsy was identified as Trichinella britovi by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Albendazole (400 mg twice per day × 10 days) was administered and the clinical condition of the patient promptly improved. This is the first identification of T. britovi in a patient in Greece. |
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