Presentation
A limited review of human muscle sarcocystosis and an outline of the gaps in the knowledge of this infection is presented. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Entire Body System
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Swelling
Facial swelling from myositis of jaw muscles occurred in 9 (10%) patients. The median duration of symptoms was 17 days (IQR 7 to 30 days; range 3 to 112). Out of 4 muscle biopsies, sarcocysts were identified in 3. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Fatigue
The most frequent symptoms reported were myalgia (100%), fatigue (91%), fever (82%), headache (59%), and arthralgia (29%); onset clustered during 2 distinct periods: "early" during the second and "late" during the sixth week after departure from the island [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Respiratoric
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Hoarseness
The case was a 66-year-old man who presented with voice hoarseness for six months. Physical examination and computed tomography revealed an ulcerative exophytic mass on the right true vocal cord, suggestive of laryngeal carcinoma. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Gastrointestinal
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Abdominal Pain
Case presentation: A 19‐year‐old male presented with diffuse abdominal pain, watery non‐bloody diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting and intermittent low‐grade fever that lasted for more than 3 weeks. [jmmcr.microbiologyresearch.org]
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Chronic Diarrhea
We studied a 31-year-old patient with AIDS, chronic diarrhea, cholestatic hepatitis, and musculoskeletal pain by stool analysis and endoscopy with duodenal and liver biopsy specimens that were processed for routine histology. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Skin
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Ulcer
Physical examination and computed tomography revealed an ulcerative exophytic mass on the right true vocal cord, suggestive of laryngeal carcinoma. He underwent a right frontolateral partial laryngectomy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Subcutaneous Nodule
Seven members of a 15-man U.S. military team that had operated in rural Malaysia developed an acute illness consisting of fever, myalgias, bronchospasm, fleeting pruritic rashes, transient lymphadenopathy, and subcutaneous nodules associated with eosinophilia [ajtmh.org]
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Pruritic Rash
Seven members of a 15-man U.S. military team that had operated in rural Malaysia developed an acute illness consisting of fever, myalgias, bronchospasm, fleeting pruritic rashes, transient lymphadenopathy, and subcutaneous nodules associated with eosinophilia [ajtmh.org]
Musculoskeletal
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Myalgia
Non-Malaysians had a median duration of symptoms longer than that of Malaysians (27.5 days vs. 14 days, p 0.001) and were more likely to experience moderate or severe myalgia compared to mild myalgia (83.3% vs. 40.0%, p 0.002). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Seven members of a 15-man U.S. military team that had operated in rural Malaysia developed an acute illness consisting of fever, myalgias, bronchospasm, fleeting pruritic rashes, transient lymphadenopathy, and subcutaneous nodules associated with eosinophilia [ajtmh.org]
When humans become infected with sarcocysts of non-human species, the infections are not intestinal but rather result in muscle cysts; symptoms such as myalgia, muscle weakness and transitory edema may occur. [cdc.gov]
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Calf Pain
He had bilateral calf pain and lower limb weakness 2days prior to admission. Physical examination revealed multiple enlarged lymph nodes with hepatomegaly. There was bilateral calf tenderness with evidence of proximal myopathy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Musculoskeletal Pain
We studied a 31-year-old patient with AIDS, chronic diarrhea, cholestatic hepatitis, and musculoskeletal pain by stool analysis and endoscopy with duodenal and liver biopsy specimens that were processed for routine histology. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Psychiatrical
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Suggestibility
The largely non-specific clinical features of this illness suggest that S. nesbitti may be an under diagnosed infection in the tropics. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Conclusion The available data on the behavioral ecology of dhole and chital suggest that they are likely to meet the stability criteria and therefore a predator-parasite mutualism can be stable in this system. [bmcecol.biomedcentral.com]
Freedman (1990) suggested that a mutualistic association between the predator and parasite might exist. [cambridge.org]
Face, Head & Neck
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Facial Swelling
Facial swelling from myositis of jaw muscles occurred in 9 (10%) patients. The median duration of symptoms was 17 days (IQR 7 to 30 days; range 3 to 112). Out of 4 muscle biopsies, sarcocysts were identified in 3. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Neurologic
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Limb Weakness
He had bilateral calf pain and lower limb weakness 2days prior to admission. Physical examination revealed multiple enlarged lymph nodes with hepatomegaly. There was bilateral calf tenderness with evidence of proximal myopathy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Workup
Microbiology
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Entamoeba Histolytica
The prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini (14.8%), hookworm (10.2%), Sarcocystis spp (4.6%), Taenia spp (2.9%), Strongyloides stercoralis (2.1%), Giardia lamblia (1.2%), Echinostoma spp (0.6%), Ascaris lumbricoides (0.4%), Entamoeba histolytica (0.2%), [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Giardia Lamblia
The prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini (14.8%), hookworm (10.2%), Sarcocystis spp (4.6%), Taenia spp (2.9%), Strongyloides stercoralis (2.1%), Giardia lamblia (1.2%), Echinostoma spp (0.6%), Ascaris lumbricoides (0.4%), Entamoeba histolytica (0.2%), [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Biopsy
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Liver Biopsy
Schizont stages of the protozoa were found in liver biopsy. In summary, sarcocystosis should be considered another opportunistic infection in HIV-infected patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Treatment
Improvement and cure coincided with treatment with cotrimoxazole. A limited review of human muscle sarcocystosis and an outline of the gaps in the knowledge of this infection is presented. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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The food ingested prior to the appearance of symptoms was important in making the definitive diagnosis of the parasite as S. hominis, as well as the incubation period and treatment. [jmmcr.microbiologyresearch.org]
Etiology
To rule out any parasitological etiology among 23,875 (aged 2 months to 95 years) apparently immunocompetent Iranian individuals (from October of 2010 to June of 2016) with abdominal discomforts referred to several teaching hospitals and local clinical [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Epidemiology
In this minireview, we provide an update on the epidemiology and diagnosis of human sarcocystosis and propose some tools that could contribute to a better understanding of the clinical significance and epidemiology of Sarcocystis infections. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
@inproceedings{Cozma2008ToxoplasmosisA, title {Toxoplasmosis : aspects concerning the epidemiology and the paraimmune prophylaxis}, author {Vasile Cozma and Menelaos A. Lefkaditis}, year {2008} } Vasile Cozma, Menelaos A. [semanticscholar.org]
Prevention
The exact source of infection among travelers to Tioman Island remains unclear but needs to be determined to prevent future illnesses. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2014. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
There is no vaccine to prevent sarcocystosis. Travellers are advised not to touch or feed animals, not to touch animal droppings, avoid contaminated soil, use food and water safety precautions, if swimming avoid water in the mouth, eyes or nose. [novatravelclinic.com]