The “starry night” (diffuse microcalcific myopathy) – thousands of muscle microcalcifications after 30 years of Trichinella infection detected by ultrasound
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Published:2023-03-30
Issue:1
Volume:25
Page:107
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ISSN:2066-8643
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Container-title:Medical Ultrasonography
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language:
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Short-container-title:Med Ultrason
Author:
Fodor Daniela,Georgiu Carmen,Pelea Michael,Serban Oana,Micu Alexandru,Micu Mihaela C.
Abstract
Trichinellosis, a parasitosis transmitted through consumption of raw or undercooked meat from pigs and game animals, is responsible for a specific myositis. The calcifications of infected myocytes and larva can be detected during many years postin-fection. We present the case of a male patient with a history of severe trichinellosis with disease onset 30 years ago, presenting with generalized muscle microcalcifications detected during musculoskeletal ultrasound evaluation. The ultrasound aspect of the muscles was indeed spectacular; hence, the comparison with a ”starry night”.
Publisher
SRUMB - Romanian Society for Ultrasonography in Medicine and Biology
Subject
Acoustics and Ultrasonics,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology