Case #321 - April, 2012
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Case #321 - April, 2012
A 55-year-old man from the Middle East presenting with chronic abdominal pain was seen by his health care provider.
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Case Answer
Answer to Case #321
This was a case of hydatid disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Diagnostic features included:
- the presence of refractile hooklets (Figures A and B).
- presence of protoscoleces (Figures C and D).
More on: Echinococcosis
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