A 35-year-old woman from Iran presents with right upper quadrant pain, fever, and eosinophilia. She eats watercress from local streams. CT shows hypod...

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A 35-year-old woman from Iran presents with right upper quadrant pain, fever, and eosinophilia. She eats watercress from local streams. CT shows hypodense subcapsular tracks in the liver. What organism is causing hepatic migration?

Accepted Answer

Fasciola hepatica

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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Clonorchis sinensis

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Schistosoma mansoni

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Echinococcus granulosus

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Fasciola Hepatic Migration

A 35-year-old woman from Iran presents with right upper quadrant pain, fever, and eosinophilia. She eats watercress from local streams. CT shows hypodense subcapsular tracks in the liver. What organism is causing hepatic migration?