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ArticleBMJ case reports2017

Muscular sarcocystosis: an index case in a native Malaysian.

Nurashikin Mohammad, Alwi Muhd Besari, Pradeep Kumar Nair, Wan Syamimee Wan Ghazali

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nurashikin MohammadDepartment of Internal Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2178-6121
Alwi Muhd BesariDepartment of Internal Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Pradeep Kumar NairDepartment of Internal Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Wan Syamimee Wan GhazaliDepartment of Internal Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia · MYYahoo (United Kingdom) · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A previously healthy 20-year-old man presented with prolonged intermittent low grade fever and cough for 6months. 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. Full blood picture showed lymphocytosis with reactive lymphocytes and eosinophilia. Creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase were markedly elevated. Over 2 weeks of admission, patient was treated symptomatically until the muscle biopsy of right calf revealed eosinophilic myositis with muscular sarcocystosis. He was treated with albendazole and high-dose corticosteroids. Symptoms subsided on reviewed at 2weeks and the dose of corticosteroid was tapered down slowly over a month. Due to poor compliance, he was readmitted 1month later because of relapsed. High-dose corticosteroid was restarted and duration for albendazole was prolonged for 1month. His symptom finally resolved over 2weeks.

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Adrenal Cortex HormonesAlbendazoleBiopsyHepatomegalyHumansLymphadenopathyMalaysiaMaleSarcocystosisTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultAdrenal Cortex HormonesAlbendazoleInfectious DiseasesTropical Medicine (infectious Disease)

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PMID28747414
PMCPMC5623272
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