Korean J Parasitol.
2013 Apr;51(2):219-221. 10.3347/kjp.2013.51.2.219.
Trichinosis Caused by Ingestion of Raw Soft-Shelled Turtle Meat in Korea
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Cheongju St. Mary's Hospital, Cheongju 360-568, Korea.
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul 137-701, Korea.
- 3Department of Biomedicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
- 4Department of Parasitology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan 330-714, Korea. bbbenji@naver.com
- KMID: 1499702
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2013.51.2.219
Abstract
- Reptiles, unlike mammals, have been considered to be unsuitable hosts of Trichinella spp., though larvae have been detected in their muscles and human outbreaks related to their consumption have, in fact, occurred. Herein we report 2 Korean cases of trichinosis, possibly transmitted via consumption of reptile meat. Both patients suffered from myalgia, headache, and facial edema. Laboratory examinations revealed leukocytosis with eosinophilia (54% and 39%, respectively) and elevated creatinine phosphokinase. ELISA was performed under the suspicion of trichinosis, showing positivity at the 29th and 60th day post-infection. Since they had consumed raw soft-shelled turtle meat, turtle was strongly suggested to be an infection source of trichinosis in Korea next to the wild boar and badger.
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