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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Common | 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== | ||
=== 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="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: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]
Physical examination
Skin:
HEENT:
Extremities:
Neuromuscular:
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Patient with periorbital swelling
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Splinter hemorrhages under the finger nails
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Trichinosis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis. Accessed on January 22, 2016
- ↑ Trichinellosis. CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/trichinellosis/disease.html. Accessed on January 26, 2016