TRICHINIASIS: CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Authors: Robert E. Kaufman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Article1 February 1940TRICHINIASIS: CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONSROBERT E. KAUFMAN, M.D.ROBERT E. KAUFMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-8-1431 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTrichiniasis is an acute febrile illness caused by a nematode,Trichinella spiralis["little spiral hair"]. This disease is the only metazoan infestation in humans which is regularly accompanied by fever. It is a much more common disease than is generally recognized, having been found in from 10 to 25 per cent of autopsies in which trichinae were specifically searched for.1, 2, 3, 4, 5As summarized by Hall6: "Nine groups of workers from 24 hospitals in 11 widely scattered cities in the United States found over 12 per cent of cadavers with evidence of trichinous infection. Trichinosis is a major...Bibliography1. 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