Complications

Except in severe cases, complications related to trichinosis are rare. In cases of heavy infestation, larvae can migrate to vital organs, causing potentially dangerous, even fatal, complications, including:

• Myocarditis — an inflammation of the myocardium, the thick muscular layer of your heart wall
• Encephalitis — an inflammation of your brain
• Meningitis — an inflammation of the membranes (meninges) and cerebrospinal fluid surrounding your brain and spinal cord
• Pneumonia — an inflammation of your lungs