TWiP 288: Taco Bell and the Case of the Runny Jobbies

TWiP solves the case of the NYC woman in her 30s who developed 3 weeks of significant watery diarrhea after eating at a Taco Bell Restaurant.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula

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• Parasite of the month – Parelaphostrongylus tenuis — meningeal worm (brainworm)
  • Wikipedia entry
  • P. tenuis in ruminants (Food Animal Pract)
  • P. tenuis in white-tailed deer (Int J Parasitol Parasites and Wildlife)
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New Case

Early teen, otherwise healthy, develops rash, for a few weeks, problem at night. All over the body. Helps with backyard chicken coop, plays with chickens. Dad looks through bedding, finds tiny red mobile things. Suggest changing bedding, tell teen not to help with chickens. Then rash disappears in a few days.

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