A 55-year-old farmer in the Philippines presents with right lower quadrant abdominal pain and bloody diarrhoea. Stool examination reveals small, round...

Question

A 55-year-old farmer in the Philippines presents with right lower quadrant abdominal pain and bloody diarrhoea. Stool examination reveals small, round eggs approximately 70 µm with a vestigial lateral knob/spine. Liver ultrasound shows periportal fibrosis. Which Schistosoma species is most likely?

Accepted Answer

Schistosoma japonicum

Answer

Schistosoma mansoni

Answer

Schistosoma haematobium

Answer

Schistosoma mekongi

Answer

Schistosoma intercalatum

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Schistosomiasis Japonicum

A 55-year-old farmer in the Philippines presents with right lower quadrant abdominal pain and bloody diarrhoea. Stool examination reveals small, round eggs approximately 70 µm with a vestigial lateral knob/spine. Liver ultrasound shows periportal fibrosis. Which Schistosoma species is most likely?