Pleural effusion caused by Trichinella spiralis infection: two case reports

BMC Infectious Diseases

Case Report

Jiong Yang¹  Zhen-zhen Pan¹  Yu-qiong Rong¹  Miao-juan Zhu¹ 

[1] Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Zhong-nan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Eastlake Road, 430071, Wuhan, China;

关键词: Trichinellosis;    Hydrothorax;    Exudate;    Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12879-023-08047-9

 received in 2022-09-14, accepted in 2023-01-30,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTrichinosis is a worldwide food-borne zoonotic parasitic disease, which is mainly obtained by ingesting undercooked meat containing infected larvae. The purpose of our article is to introduce and discuss two rare cases of pleural effusion caused by Trichinella spiralis.Case presentationHere we described two male patients who presented to the respiratory department of our hospital with a massive unilateral pleural effusion, their serum eosinophils were in the normal range, laboratory serological tests revealed that Trichinella spiralis IgG antibody was positive. After the oral administration of antiparasitic drugs, the pleural effusion of two patients was completely absorbed.ConclusionBoth patients were diagnosed with Trichinosis complicated with pleural effusion, which is very rare in the clinic and easy to be misdiagnosed because of normal eosinophils.

【 授权许可】

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