Trichinosis laboratory tests
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Overview
Overview
A blood test indicating eosinophilia, elevated muscle enzymes and anti trichinella IgG or muscle biopsy can identify trichinosis.[1][2]
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory Findings
Blood test:[1]
- Eosinophilia:
- Appears 2 or 5 weeks after infection
- It is related with severity of myalgia
- Higher levels among patients with neurological complications
- A great decrease of eosinophils in patients with complicated trichinosis is considered to be a bad indicator for the disease prognosis
- Elevated muscle enzyme:
- Creatinine phosphokinase, lactate dehydrogenase, and aldolase
- Appears 2 or 5 weeks after infection
- Anti trichinella IgG:
- 12 to 60 days after infection
- ELISA, indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFA) and Western blot can be used to find anti-Trichinella IgG
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gottstein B, Pozio E, Nöckler K (2009). “Epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and control of trichinellosis”. Clin Microbiol Rev. 22 (1): 127–45, Table of Contents. doi:10.1128/CMR.00026-08. PMC 2620635. PMID 19136437.
- ↑ Trichinosis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis. Accessed on January 22, 2016
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