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Trichineloza

Trichinella larvae in a sample of infected meat (light microscopy,


Г—100).
Periorbital and eyelid edema associated with acute trichinosis. Humans
acquire the disease by ingestion of raw or insufficiently cooked meat (pork,
bear, and walrus are the most common) that contains encysted larvae of
Trichinella spiralis. Heavy infestation may result in an illness with fever,
myalgias, eyelid edema, splinter hemorrhages, and eosinophilia. Diagnosis
is by serologic studies or muscle biopsy.
Subconjunctival
hemorrhages in a
patient with
trichinosis.
This patient
acquired
trichinosis from
eating
“hamburger, ” but
investigation
revealed that some
pork had been
added to the
ground beef.
This patient with trichinosis had periorbital swelling, muscle
pain, diarrhea, and 28% (0.28) eosinophils.
Striking edema of
the face of a 22-
year-old woman
with trichinosis. A
history of ingestion
of poorly cooked
"hogs head" was
obtained.
Periorbital edema
and conjunctivitis
are commonly seen
in patients with
trichinosis.
Striking edema of the feet of the same patient.
Here the parasitic disease Trichinosis is manifested by splinter
hemorrhages under the finger nails. Trichinosis, or
trichinellosis, is caused by eating raw or undercooked pork
infected with the larvae of a species of worm called Trichinella.
Initial symptoms include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, fatigue,
fever, and abdominal discomfort.
Trichinella spiralis organisms on cross section of muscle biopsy
of the patient.
Histologic section shows encysted larvae of T. spiralis
in skeletal muscle.
Larvae of Trichinella spiralis in skeletal muscle biopsy.
Larvae of Trichinella spiralis in skeletal muscle biopsy. This
disease is acquired by eating undercooked meat, usually pork,
containing encysted Trichinella larvae.
Encysted larvae of Trichinella in pressed muscle tissue
sample. The coiled larvae can be seen inside the cysts.
Larvae of Trichinella, freed from their cysts, typically coiled;
length: 0.8 to 1 mm. Alaskan bear.

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