Parasitic myositis in tropical Australia

Med J Aust. 2008 Feb 18;188(4):254-6. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01601.x.

Abstract

Three patients with Australian parasitic myositis caused by the muspiceoid nematode Haycocknema perplexum are described. Treatment with albendazole led to a slow and incomplete recovery, but treatment with steroids caused life-threatening deterioration.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Albendazole / therapeutic use
  • Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
  • Australia
  • Deglutition Disorders / parasitology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle Weakness / parasitology
  • Myositis / drug therapy
  • Myositis / parasitology*
  • Myositis / pathology*
  • Nematode Infections / drug therapy
  • Nematode Infections / pathology*

Substances

  • Anthelmintics
  • Albendazole