The Importance of Objective Clinical Examination in Patients with Trichinellosis, Registered in Braşov County, Between 1983 and 2013

In human trichinellosis, it is important to know the peculiarities of objective manifestations in order to associate the antiparasitic therapy to support the systems and organs affected by this disease. We considered 1112 cases of human trichinellosis recorded between 1983 and 2013 in Braşov County. Objective clinical examinations show that cardiovascular manifestations were most frequent (12.32%). Patients showed these characteristics in the following order: angina, palpitations, and shortness of breath. Digestive disorders were found in 11.27% of the patients. Nine percent of the patients presented respiratory clinical signs. Correlating the objective physical findings with the recorded forms of disease we observe that cardiovascular manifestations prevail in all moderate, moderately severe, severe even in the mild form of the disease. These are followed by digestive and respiratory manifestations that are recorded at high parameters in moderate, moderately severe and severe forms of the disease.