KROK 1 2020 – Question 33 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
A young woman, a foreign student from Tehran, has made an appointment with the urologist. She complains of the sensation of heaviness in her lower abdomen and a small amount of blood being excreted with urine at the end of each urination. Microscopy of urine detects the presence of parasite eggs, approximately 140x70 micron in size, with a terminal spike. What diagnosis can be made by the infectious disease specialist?
- A. Paragonimiasis
- B. Schistosomiasis
- C. Opisthorchiasis
- D. Fascioliasis
- E. Dicroceliasis
Hint
Use the egg size, the terminal spine and the place where the eggs were found to decide which group of flukes is involved.
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