A 60-year-old dog breeder from rural Turkmenistan presents with right upper quadrant pain. CT abdomen shows a 10 cm multiloculated, infiltrating hepat...

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A 60-year-old dog breeder from rural Turkmenistan presents with right upper quadrant pain. CT abdomen shows a 10 cm multiloculated, infiltrating hepatic mass with irregular borders extending into the diaphragm. Serological testing is positive for Echinococcus. Which species is most likely?

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Echinococcus multilocularis

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Echinococcus granulosus

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Echinococcus vogeli

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Taenia solium

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Fasciola hepatica

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Alveolar Echinococcosis

A 60-year-old dog breeder from rural Turkmenistan presents with right upper quadrant pain. CT abdomen shows a 10 cm multiloculated, infiltrating hepatic mass with irregular borders extending into the diaphragm. Serological testing is positive for Echinococcus. Which species is most likely?