ACQUIRED PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR HYPERTROPHY AND TRICHINOSIS

VERAJIT CHOTMONGKOL Department of Medicine, Department of Parasitology, and Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

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PEWPAN M. INTAPAN Department of Medicine, Department of Parasitology, and Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

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SUPINDA KOONMEE Department of Medicine, Department of Parasitology, and Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

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THITI AUNGAREE Department of Medicine, Department of Parasitology, and Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.649
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Volume 72: Issue 5
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649–650
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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.

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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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Copyright 2005 The American Society of Tropical Medicine 2005
Received:
05 Oct 2004
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Accepted:
20 Oct 2004
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Published Online:
May 2005
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The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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0002-9637
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