TY - JOUR
T1 - Imported Haycocknema perplexum Infection, United States
AU - Pritt, Bobbi S.
AU - Mathison, Blaine A.
AU - Bradbury, Richard S.
AU - Liewluck, Teerin
AU - Nicolau, Stefan
AU - O’Horo, John C.
AU - Grunst, David
AU - Pinto, Marcus V.
AU - Swanson, Amy A.
AU - Virk, Abinash
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - We report an imported case of myositis caused by a rare parasite, Haycocknema perplexum, in Australia in a 37-year-old man who had progressive facial, axial, and limb weakness, dysphagia, dysphonia, increased levels of creatine kinase and hepatic aminotransferases, and peripheral eosinophilia for 8 years. He was given extended, high-dose albendazole.
AB - We report an imported case of myositis caused by a rare parasite, Haycocknema perplexum, in Australia in a 37-year-old man who had progressive facial, axial, and limb weakness, dysphagia, dysphonia, increased levels of creatine kinase and hepatic aminotransferases, and peripheral eosinophilia for 8 years. He was given extended, high-dose albendazole.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid2811.220286
DO - 10.3201/eid2811.220286
M3 - Article
C2 - 36286008
AN - SCOPUS:85140684732
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 28
SP - 2281
EP - 2284
JO - Emerging infectious diseases
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
IS - 11
ER -