Acute febrile myalgia in Vietnam due to trichinellosis following the consumption of raw pork.

Taylor, Walter R J; Tran, Giang Van; Nguyen, Thai Quoc; Dang, Duong Van; Nguyen, Viet Khong; Nguyen, Cap Trung; Nguyen, Lam Tien; Luong, Chinh Quoc et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2009

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

Trichinellosis outbreaks occur occasionally in Vietnam following the consumption of undercooked pork. Diagnosing trichinella can be problematic because fever and myalgia are nonspecific, and diagnosis may be delayed. We describe 5 Vietnamese patients in whom trichinellosis was diagnosed after several weeks of illness.

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