Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Trichiniasis; Trichinellosis
Symptoms
- Abdominal discomfort
- Cramping
- Diarrhea
- Facial swelling around the eyes
Fever -
Muscle pain (especially muscle pain with breathing, chewing, or using large muscles) - Muscle weakness
Signs and tests
The patient may have a history of having eaten rare or uncooked pork, horsemeat, or wild game. Tests to diagnose this condition include:
- Complete blood count (
CBC ) - Eosinophil count
- Creatine kinase level (an enzyme found in muscle cells)
Muscle biopsy
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Trichinosis Treatment
Review Date: 12/10/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in
Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division
of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts
General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
