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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2021

A shepherd tended to the sheep with the help of his dogs. Gradually he developed pain in his chest and started coughing blood. X-ray shows a spherical structure in his lungs. Immunology testing confirmed the provisional diagnosis. What helminth is the likely cause of this condition?

Answer options

  1. Hymenolepis nana
  2. Liver fluke
  3. Echinococcus
  4. Diphyllobothrium latum
  5. Taenia solium
Correct answer

Echinococcus

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