Imported Haycocknema perplexum Infection,United States |
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| Authors: | Bobbi S. Pritt,Blaine A. Mathison,Richard S. Bradbury,Teerin Liewluck,Stefan Nicolau,John C. O’ Horo,David Grunst,Marcus V. Pinto,Amy A. Swanson,Abinash Virk |
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| Affiliation: | Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA (B.S. Pritt, T. Liewluck, J.C. O’Horo, D. Grunst, M.V. Pinto, A. Swanson, A. Virk);ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (B.A. Mathison);Federation University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (R.S. Bradbury);Nationwide Children''s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA (S. Nicolau) |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
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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| Keywords: | Haycocknema perplexum haycocknematosis nematodes parasites imported infection myositis polymyositis nematode infections helminths soft tissue infections zoonoses United States |
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