KROK 1 2009 – Question 36 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
In the perianal folds of a 5-year-old girl her mother has found some white "worms" that caused itch and anxiety in the child. The "worms" were sent to the laboratory. During examination the physician saw white filiform helminths 0.5-1 cm long, with pointed ends, some helminths had twisted ends. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A. Enterobiasis
- B. Opisthorchiasis
- C. Diphyllobothriasis
- D. Teniasis
- E. Ascaridiasis
Hint
Put together the site of the finding, the itch and the small thread-like size of the parasite to decide which helminth is involved.
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