Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2021
A 20-year-old man was hospitalized on the 9th day of the disease. He attributes his disease to eating of insufficiently thermally processed pork. At its onset this condition manifested in periorbital edemas and fever. Objectively, his body temperature is 38.5°C. The face is puffy and the eyelids are markedly swollen. Palpation of gastrocnemius muscles is sharply painful. Blood test shows hypereosinophilia. What is the etiology of this disease?
Answer options
- Trichuris
- Ascarididae
- Echinococci
- Leptospira
- Trichinella
Correct answer
Trichinella
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