A stool sample from a patient with eosinophilia shows eggs that are broadly oval, approximately 60 × 40 µm, with an operculum at one end and a small k...

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A stool sample from a patient with eosinophilia shows eggs that are broadly oval, approximately 60 × 40 µm, with an operculum at one end and a small knob at the other. The patient is from a rural area near a river in northern Thailand. Which organism is most likely?

Accepted Answer

Opisthorchis viverrini

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Schistosoma japonicum

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Clonorchis sinensis

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Fasciolopsis buski

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Paragonimus westermani

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): O. viverrini vs C. sinensis Geographic Distinction

A stool sample from a patient with eosinophilia shows eggs that are broadly oval, approximately 60 × 40 µm, with an operculum at one end and a small knob at the other. The patient is from a rural area near a river in northern Thailand. Which organism is most likely?