robin082006
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464. A 28-year-old male presents with vague muscle pain involving his right arm that developed several weeks after eating undercooked pork. Examination of his peripheral blood reveals an increased number of eosinophils, and laboratory examination reveals increased serum activity of CPK. A biopsy from the affected muscle reveals rare encysted organisms. What organism is most likely to cause these signs and symptoms?
a. Echinococcus granulosa
b. Taenia saginata
c. Taenia solium
d. Toxocara canis
e. Trichinella spiralis
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| babli
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| truedeam59
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C is the answer.
Clue to answer this question are undercooked pork-encysted organisms
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| huzefa
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E. Trichinella spiralis. Note the fact that serum CPK is elevated and the presence of encysted organisms within the MUSCLE. This is a nematode which burrows into striated muscle.
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| yasmeen
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agree with huzefa
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| pocas
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i agree E
pls robin give the answer
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| robin082006
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E IS THE ANSWER
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| zaidsuror
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