A 45-year-old man from Ethiopia presents with pruritus ani, perianal discomfort, and passage of flat, white, rectangular segments (proglottids) in his...

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A 45-year-old man from Ethiopia presents with pruritus ani, perianal discomfort, and passage of flat, white, rectangular segments (proglottids) in his stool. He regularly eats raw beef (kitfo). Stool microscopy reveals round eggs approximately 35 µm in diameter with a radially striated embryophore. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm)

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Taenia solium (pork tapeworm)

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Diphyllobothrium latum (fish tapeworm)

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Hymenolepis nana (dwarf tapeworm)

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Echinococcus granulosus

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Taeniasis Saginata