KROK 1 2009 – Question 25 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
A female patient consulted a physician about digestive disorder, extended abdominal pain. Examination revealed drastic decrease in hemoglobin concentration. It is known from the anamnesis that while living in the Far East the patient used to eat freshly-salted caviar. Some relatives living with her had the similar condition. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A. Diphyllobothriasis
- B. Trichiniasis
- C. Ascaridiasis
- D. Teniasis
- E. Echinococcosis
Hint
Combine the raw-fish source of infection with the unusual finding of severe anaemia to pick the parasite whose life cycle and metabolism explain both.
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