A 22-year-old British student returns from a gap year in Malawi where she swam regularly in Lake Malawi. She presents 8 weeks later with fever, urtica...

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A 22-year-old British student returns from a gap year in Malawi where she swam regularly in Lake Malawi. She presents 8 weeks later with fever, urticaria, eosinophilia (3.2 × 10⁹/L), and bloody diarrhoea. Stool microscopy reveals large, oval eggs with a prominent lateral spine. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Schistosoma mansoni

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Schistosoma haematobium

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Schistosoma japonicum

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Fasciola hepatica

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Paragonimus westermani

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Schistosomiasis Mansoni