Imported Haycocknema perplexum Infection, United States

Autor:	Bobbi S. Pritt, Blaine A. Mathison, Richard S. Bradbury, Teerin Liewluck, Stefan Nicolau, John C. O’Horo, David Grunst, Marcus V. Pinto, Amy A. Swanson, Abinash Virk
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Haycocknema perplexum haycocknematosis nematodes parasites imported infection myositis Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 11, Pp 2281-2284 (2022)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2811.220286
Popis:	We report an imported case of myositis caused by a rare parasite, Haycocknema perplexum, in Australia in a 37-year-old man who had progressive facial, axial, and limb weakness, dysphagia, dysphonia, increased levels of creatine kinase and hepatic aminotransferases, and peripheral eosinophilia for 8 years. He was given extended, high-dose albendazole.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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