VPA-0032
QUESTION
“Pipe stem liver” is observed in?
OPTIONS
(A) Amphistomiasis
(B) Dicrocoeliasis
(C) Schistosomiasis
(D) Fascioliasis
ANSWER
(D) Fascioliasis
EXPLANATION
Pipe-stem liver is a classic lesion of chronic schistosomiasis, particularly due to Schistosoma spp., in which periportal fibrosis produces thickened, fibrotic portal tracts resembling pipe stems. Amphistomiasis primarily affects the forestomach, dicrocoeliasis involves the bile ducts, and fascioliasis produces different hepatic lesions.
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