AN ATYPICAL CASE OF TRICHINOSIS WITH REPORT OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC FINDINGS
Authors: S MARCUS, R V MILLER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Case Reports1 September 1955AN ATYPICAL CASE OF TRICHINOSIS WITH REPORT OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC FINDINGSSTANLEY MARCUS, M.D., ROBERT V. MILLER JR., M.D.STANLEY MARCUS, M.D., ROBERT V. MILLER JR., M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-43-3-615 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTrichinosis infests about one third of the American people as shown by autopsy studies.1 It has been estimated to cause 16,000 clinically apparent cases yearly, with a 5% mortality rate.1 Innumerable clinical patterns appear because symptomatology varies with the number of trichinae ingested, host resistance and sites of dissemination. The classic pattern has been well delineated.2, 3 The following unusual case is presented to reëmphasize the need for including this entity more frequently in the differential diagnosis of obscure cases, and to describe the electromyographic findings, hitherto unreported in this disease.CASE REPORTA 30 year old Negro was admitted...Bibliography1. Editorial, J. A. M. A. 152: 241 (May 16) 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. EvansLennox ADM: An outbreak of trichiniasis in Barry, Glanorgan, Brit. M. J. 2: 133 (July 18) 1953. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Gould SE: Trichinosis, 1945, Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Ill. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Conner LA: Atypical clinical forms of trichiniasis, Ann. Int. Med., 3: 353-359 (Oct.) 1929. LinkGoogle Scholar5. UrbachGottlieb EPM: Allergy, 1946, Grune and Stratton, New York, pp. 23-24. Google Scholar6. MostAbles HMV: Trichiniasis involving the nervous system, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat. 37: 589-616 (Mar.) 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. ScottJohnsonHolyman ARED: Trichinosis, with neurologic and mental manifestations, New England J. Med. 247: 512-514 (Oct. 21) 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Skinner JC: Neurologic complications of trichinosis, New England J. Med. 238: 317-319 (Mar. 4) 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. MerrittRosenbaum HHM: Involvement of the nervous system in trichiniasis, J. A. M. A. 106: 1646-1649 (May 9) 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. SolomonSeligman CB: Response of trichiniasis to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) therapy, New York State J. Med. 52: 1444-1446 (June) 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. Rosen E: Cortisone treatment of trichinosis, Am. J. M. Sc. 233: 16 (Jan. 9) 1952. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. DavisMost WMH: Trichinosis, case report with observation of the effect of adrenocorticotropic hormone, Am. J. Med. 11: 639-644 (Nov.) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. LuongoReidWeiss MADHWA: The effect of ACTH in trichinosis, New England J. Med. 245: 757-760 (Nov. 15) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. BuyllaLlavonaVillarroya PAVAPF: Outbreak of trichinosis treated with ACTH, Rev. clín. españ. 49: 151-218 (May 15) 1953; abstracted J. A. M. A. 153: 690 (Oct. 17) 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar15. Evers LB: Manifestations of trichiniasis in the central nervous system, Arch. Int. Med. 63: 949-956 (May) 1939. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. HassinDiamond GBIB: Trichinosis encephalitis: a pathologic study, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat. 15: 34-47 (Jan.) 1926. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Los Angeles, California*Received for publication July 6, 1954.From the Veterans Administration Center, Los Angeles, California. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCentral Nervous System Involvement in Trichinellosis: A Systematic ReviewAcquired MyopathiesBilateral facial paralysis secondary to trichinosisTrichinosis with Neurologic and Cardiac Involvement Review of the Literature and Report of Three CasesDEAN F. GRAY, M.D., BERNARD S. MORSE, M.D., WESLEY F. PHILLIPS, A.B. 1 September 1955Volume 43, Issue 3Page: 615-622KeywordsAtrial fibrillationDenervationDysphagiaEdemaElectromyographyEosinophiliaGastroenterology and hepatologyIngestionMortalityNausea ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...