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Clin Exp Rheumatol
August 1998
Rheumatology Unit, Txagorritxu Hospital, Vitoria, Spain.
Human anisakidosis is a parasitic infection caused by the larvae of Anisakis simplex. Classical clinical manifestations include epigastric pain, occlusion, diffuse abdominal pain, appendicitis, and anaphylactoid reactions. Arthralgias or arthritis have been infrequently reported.
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Parasitic rheumatism is a rare condition characterized by inflammatory joint manifestations due to a parasitic infestation without parasites into joint cavity, (but, with circulating immune complexes, in serum, and synovial fluid; and with immunoglobulins and complement deposits in synovium in some cases reported in the literature). The number of parasites (now 15) which can induce such an arthritis by immune mechanisms is steadily increasing. In all, but few cases of parasitic rheumatism, usual parasitic manifestations (diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea.
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