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Ungraded Practice Question

A 21 year old male presented in the emergency room with symptoms resembling a liver infection. The patient complained of abdominal pain, fever, cough, nausea, vomiting and constipation alternating with diarrhea. Further examination revealed the presence of a hepatic abscess. This suspicious form was recovered following parasitic examination of a sample from the abscess and measures 20 µm. What condition is the patient most likely suffering from?

Please select the single best answer

Intestinal amebiasis
Meningoencephalitis
Giardiasis
Extraintestinal amebiasis

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