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==Overview==
==Overview==
Common [[physical examination]] findings of trichinosis include [[periorbital edema]] and [[splinter hemorrhage]].<ref name="pmid19136437">{{cite journal| author=Gottstein B, Pozio E, Nöckler K| title=Epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and control of trichinellosis. | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 2009 | volume= 22 | issue= 1 | pages= 127-45, Table of Contents | pmid=19136437 | doi=10.1128/CMR.00026-08 | pmc=PMC2620635 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19136437  }} </ref><ref name="wiki1234">Trichinosis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis. Accessed on January 22, 2016</ref>
Common physical examination findings of trichinosis include [[periorbital edema]] and [[splinter hemorrhage]].<ref name="pmid19136437">{{cite journal| author=Gottstein B, Pozio E, Nöckler K| title=Epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and control of trichinellosis. | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 2009 | volume= 22 | issue= 1 | pages= 127-45, Table of Contents | pmid=19136437 | doi=10.1128/CMR.00026-08 | pmc=PMC2620635 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19136437  }} </ref><ref name="wiki1234">Trichinosis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis. Accessed on January 22, 2016</ref>


==Physical examination==
==Physical examination==
[[Image:Trichinosiseyes.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Patient with periorbital swelling]]
 
[[Image:Trichinosisfinger.jpg|thumb|left|200px| splinter hemorrhages under the finger nails]]
=== Skin: ===
Skin:
*[[Petechial hemorrhages|Petechial bleedings]]
*[[Petechial hemorrhages|Petechial bleedings]]
HEENT:
 
=== HEENT: ===
*[[Periorbital edema]]
*[[Periorbital edema]]
*[[Subconjunctival hemorrhage|Subconjunctival bleedings]]
*[[Subconjunctival hemorrhage|Subconjunctival bleedings]]
Extremities:
 
=== Extremities: ===
*[[Splinter hemorrhage]]
*[[Splinter hemorrhage]]
*[[Edema]]
*[[Edema]]
Neuromuscular:
 
*Restriction of movements<ref name="wiki1234">Trichinosis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis. Accessed on January 22, 2016</ref><ref name="a">Trichinellosis. CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/trichinellosis/disease.html. Accessed on January 26, 2016</ref><ref name="pmid19136437">{{cite journal| author=Gottstein B, Pozio E, Nöckler K| title=Epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and control of trichinellosis. | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 2009 | volume= 22 | issue= 1 | pages= 127-45, Table of Contents | pmid=19136437 | doi=10.1128/CMR.00026-08 | pmc=PMC2620635 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19136437  }} </ref>
=== Neuromuscular: ===
*Restriction of movements<ref name="pmid19136437">{{cite journal| author=Gottstein B, Pozio E, Nöckler K| title=Epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and control of trichinellosis. | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 2009 | volume= 22 | issue= 1 | pages= 127-45, Table of Contents | pmid=19136437 | doi=10.1128/CMR.00026-08 | pmc=PMC2620635 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19136437  }} </ref><ref name="wiki1234">Trichinosis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis. Accessed on January 22, 2016</ref><ref name="a">Trichinellosis. CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/trichinellosis/disease.html. Accessed on January 26, 2016</ref>


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Image:Trichinosiseyes.jpg|Patient with periorbital swelling
Image:Trichinosiseyes.jpg|Patient with periorbital swelling
[[Image:Trichinosisfinger.jpg|Splinter hemorrhages under the finger nails
Image:Trichinosisfinger.jpg|Splinter hemorrhages under the finger nails
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==References==
==References==
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Overview

Common physical examination findings of trichinosis include periorbital edema and splinter hemorrhage.[1][2]

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Extremities:

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gottstein B, Pozio E, Nöckler K (2009). "Epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and control of trichinellosis". Clin Microbiol Rev. 22 (1): 127–45, Table of Contents. doi:10.1128/CMR.00026-08. PMC 2620635. PMID 19136437.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Trichinosis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis. Accessed on January 22, 2016
  3. Trichinellosis. CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/trichinellosis/disease.html. Accessed on January 26, 2016