A patient is being treated for trichinosis. The patient asks the nurse why the provider has ordered prednisone in addition to the anthelmintic medication. The nurse will tell this patient that this is ordered to:
a. prevent swelling of the legs caused by larval infestation of lymphatics.
b. reduce the inflammation that occurs dur-ing larval migration.
c. suppress the patient's allergic response to the anthelmintic agent.
d. suppress dermatologic symptoms that oc-cur with heavy infestation.
B
Trichinosis is acquired by eating undercooked pork containing encysted larvae, which migrate from the intestine to the skeletal muscle. Prednisone is given to reduce the inflammation that re-sults from larval migration. This parasite does not affect lymphatics or cause elephantiasis. Pred-nisone is not given to counter allergic reactions to the drug. Dermatologic symptoms are not part of trichinosis infestations.
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