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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Which of the following infestations leads to malabsorption?
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The correct answer is  Ans. (a) Giardia lamblia Remember: Ascaris lumbricoides in small intestine usually cause no symptoms. In children it may cause pain and intestinal obstruction sometimes complicated by perforation, intussusception or volvulus. Migration to aberrant site can cause biliary colic, cholecystitis, cholangitis, pancreatitis or rarely intrahepatic abscess. Intestinal phase of A.duodenale cause epigastric pain, inflammatory diarrhea and iron deficiency anemia.