Symptoms of Trichinosis

Symptoms of Trichinosis

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Trichinosis includes the 51 symptoms listed below:

• No symptoms
• Mild symptoms
• Cysts in various muscles of the body
• Gastrointestinal symptoms
  • Slight stomachache
  • Abdominal pain
  • Diarrhea
  • Loss of appetite
• Eye symptoms
  • Eyelid swelling
  • Eye pain
  • Eye bleeding
  • Conjunctival bleeding
  • Retinal bleeding
• Achy muscles
• Achy joints
• Edema
• Swollen eyelids
• Bleeding into the eyes
• Bleeding under tongue
• Light sensitivity
• High fever
• Chills
• Sweating
• Thirst
• Painful skin
• Skin irritation
• Hives
• General weakness
• Fatigue
• Prostration
• Muscle weakness
• Oral muscle weakness
• Difficulty swallowing
• Difficulty chewing
• Difficulty speaking
• Elevated blood eosinophils
• Heart muscle infestation
• Abdominal discomfort
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Fever
• Muscle pain
• Swelling around the eye
• Urticarial rash
• Conjunctival hemorrhages
• Hemorrhages under nails
• Eosinophilia
• Mebendazole
• Corticosteroid coadministration
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Research symptoms & diagnosis of Trichinosis:

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• Hidden Causes of Trichinosis
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Trichinosis: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Trichinosis:

• Skeletal muscle cysts
• Heart complications
• Myocarditis
• Lung complications (see Lung symptoms)
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Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to Trichinosis:

• Blood tests
• Serum eosinophils
• Muscle biopsy
• Microscopic examination of muscle tissue
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Trichinosis?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Trichinosis includes:

• Food poisoning
• Muscular rheumatism
• Eosinophilia-myalgia
• Eosinophilic fasciitis
• Dermatomyositis
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 12 alternative diagnoses for Trichinosis

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More information about symptoms of Trichinosis and related conditions:

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• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Trichinosis
• Risk factors for Trichinosis

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Abdominal discomfort - see all causes of Abdominal discomfort
• Abdominal pain - see all causes of Abdominal pain
• Achy joints - see all causes of Joint pain
• Achy muscles - see all causes of Muscle aches
• Bleeding into the eyes - see all causes of Eye bleeding
• Bleeding under tongue - see all causes of Bleeding symptoms
• Chills - see all causes of Chills
• Conjunctival bleeding - see all causes of Conjunctival haemorrhage
• Cysts in various muscles of the body - see all causes of Cysts
• Diarrhea - see all causes of Diarrhea
• Diarrhea - see all causes of Diarrhea
• Difficulty chewing - see all causes of Difficulty chewing
• Difficulty speaking - see all causes of Difficulty speaking
• Difficulty swallowing - see all causes of Swallowing difficulty
• Edema - see all causes of Edema
• Eosinophilia - see all causes of Eosinophilia
• Eye bleeding - see all causes of Eye bleeding
• Eye pain - see all causes of Eye pain
• Eye symptoms - see all causes of Eye symptoms
• Eyelid swelling - see all causes of Eyelid swelling
• Fatigue - see all causes of Fatigue
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Gastrointestinal symptoms - see all causes of Digestive symptoms
• General weakness - see all causes of Weakness
• Hemorrhages under nails - see all causes of Nail symptoms
• High fever - see all causes of High fever
• Hives - see all causes of Hives
• Light sensitivity - see all causes of Photophobia
• Loss of appetite - see all causes of Poor appetite
• Mild symptoms - see all causes of Vague symptoms
• Muscle pain - see all causes of Muscle pain
• Muscle weakness - see all causes of Muscle weakness
• Nausea - see all causes of Nausea
• No symptoms - see all causes of No symptoms
• Painful skin - see all causes of Skin pain
• Prostration - see all causes of Prostration
• Retinal bleeding - see all causes of Bleeding symptoms
• Slight stomachache - see all causes of Stomach cramps
• Sweating - see all causes of Sweating
• Swelling around the eye - see all causes of Eye swelling
• Swollen eyelids - see all causes of Eyelid swelling
• Thirst - see all causes of Thirst
• Urticarial rash - see all causes of Weals
• Vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting

Medical Books Online about Trichinosis

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Symptoms of Trichinosis: Online Medical Books

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Hookworm disease: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Most cases of hookworm disease produce few symptoms and may be overlooked until worms are passed in the stool. The earliest signs and symptoms include irritation, pruritus, and edema at the site of entry, which are sometimes accompanied by secondary bacterial infection with pustule formation.

When the larvae reach the lungs, they may cause pneumonitis and hemorrhage with fever, sore throat, crackles, and cough. Finally, intestinal infection may cause fatigue, nausea, weight loss, dizziness, melena, and uncontrolled diarrhea.

In severe and chronic infection, anemia from blood loss may lead to cardiomegaly (a result of increased oxygen demands), heart failure, and generalized massive edema.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Trichinosis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

In the United States, trichinosis is usually mild and seldom produces symptoms. When symptoms do occur, they vary with the stage and degree of infection:

❑Stage 1 (invasion) occurs 1 week after ingestion. Release of larvae and reproduction of adult T. spiralis may cause anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and cramps.

❑Stage 2 (dissemination) occurs 7 to 10 days after ingestion. T. spiralis penetrates the intestinal mucosa and begins to migrate to striated muscle. Signs and symptoms include edema, especially of the eyelids or face; muscle pain, particularly in extremities; and, occasionally, itching and burning skin, sweating, skin lesions, a temperature of 102° to 104° F (38.9° to 40° C), and delirium. In severe respiratory, cardiovascular, or CNS infections, palpitations and lethargy can occur.

❑Stage 3 (encystment) occurs during convalescence, generally 1 week later. T. spiralis larvae invade muscle fiber and become encysted.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Trichinosis: Trichinosis - signs & symptoms
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

• Severity of symptoms depend on Trichinella species and size of inoculum.
• Children often have fewer and milder symptoms than adults have.
• Most infections asymptomatic (subclinical)
• Enteral phase (1st week after infection): Symptoms attributable to adult worms in the intestines and mucosal invasion
  • Diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, anorexia
  • May persist for weeks
• Parenteral phase (1–8 weeks after infection): Symptoms attributable to systemic invasion:
  • Fever (begins at 2 weeks, peaks after 4 weeks, may reach 40–41°C), malaise
  • Ocular: Periorbital edema, subconjunctival hemorrhage, conjunctivitis, disturbed vision, ocular pain, chemosis
  • Muscular: Myalgias, myositis (usually in extraocular muscles, then masseters, tongue, neck, limb flexors, lumbar muscles, intercostals, and diaphragm) with dyspnea, cough, hoarseness
  • Neurologic: Headache, focal paralysis, delirium, psychosis
  • Cardiac: Myocarditis, arrhythmias secondary to myocarditis
• Parenteral phase symptoms typically peak 2–3 weeks after infection
• Malaise and weakness may persist for weeks.
• Convalescent phase (may persist for months to years): Myalgias, weakness
• Death can occur due to myocarditis, encephalitis, or pneumonia
• Many signs and symptoms (i.e., periorbital edema, muscle edema, eosinophilia due to allergic reaction to parasite antigens)
• Nonspecific signs and symptoms may mimic those of other illnesses.

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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Trichinosis:

Trichinosis: DPD (Excerpt)

Nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, fatigue, fever, and abdominal discomfort are the first symptoms of trichinosis. Headaches, fevers, chills, cough, eye swelling, aching joints and muscle pains, itchy skin, diarrhea, or constipation follow the first symptoms. If the infection is heavy, patients may experience difficulty coordinating movements, and have heart and breathing problems. In severe cases, death can occur. (Source: excerpt from Trichinosis: DPD)

Trichinosis: DPD (Excerpt)

Symptoms may range from very mild to severe and relate to the number of infectious worms consumed in meat. Often, mild cases of trichinosis are never specifically diagnosed and are assumed to be the flu or other common illnesses. (Source: excerpt from Trichinosis: DPD)

Parasitic Roundworm Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)

The average case of trichinosis is not severe and produces no noticeable discomfort. It can produce symptoms that are frequently overlooked or ignored – a slight stomachache and achy muscles and joints. Invasion by a large number of parasites, however, produces symptoms that mimic food poisoning followed by severe "muscular rheumatism." (Source: excerpt from Parasitic Roundworm Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Trichinosis as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Trichinosis, it is also important to consider Trichinosis as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Trichinosis may cause:

• Cardiac arrhythmia
• Chest pain
• Diarrhoea
• Eosinophilia
• Myalgia
• Myocarditis
• Myositis
• Periorbital oedema
• Pyrexia
• Trismus

Trichinosis: Onset and Incubation

Incubation period for Trichinosis: Abdominal symptoms can occur 1-2 days after infection. Further symptoms usually start 2-8 weeks after eating contaminated meat. (Source: excerpt from Trichinosis: DPD)

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

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About signs and symptoms of Trichinosis:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Trichinosis. This signs and symptoms information for Trichinosis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Trichinosis signs or Trichinosis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Trichinosis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Trichinosis symptoms.