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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 72(5), 2005, pp. 649-650
Copyright © 2005 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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CASE REPORT


ACQUIRED PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR HYPERTROPHY AND TRICHINOSIS

VERAJIT CHOTMONGKOL, PEWPAN M. INTAPAN, SUPINDA KOONMEE, CHURAIRUT KULARBKAEW, AND THITI AUNGAREE
Department of Medicine, Department of Parasitology, and Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

 

ABSTRACT

We present the case of a 49-year-old man with progressive generalized muscle hypertrophy and weakness for 3 months. Laboratory results revealed peripheral blood eosinophilia and significant elevation of creatinine kinase level. Histologic findings from muscle biopsy demonstrated a nurse cell-larva complex. Treatment with albendazole resulted in a very favorable outcome.

Received October 5, 2004. Accepted for publication October 20, 2004.

Authors’ addresses: Verajit Chotmongkol and Thiti Aungaree, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand; Pewpan M. Intapan, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand; Supinda Koonmee and Churairut Kularb-kaew, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand.

Reprint requests: Dr. Verajit Chotmongkol, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand, Fax: 066-043-363319.






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