Infectious Diseases — MCQs

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Q281Easy

Which of the following is not an AIDS-defining lesion?

Q282Medium

An adult male with a history of pneumonia, who is unconscious and has a 10-year history of alcoholism, requires treatment. What is the drug of choice for treating pneumonia in this patient?

Q283Medium

A 25-year-old man presented with fever, cough, expectoration, and breathlessness of 2 months' duration. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the chest showed bilateral upper lobe fibrotic lesions and mediastinal enlarged necrotic nodes with peripheral rim enhancement. Which one of the following is the most probable diagnosis?

Q284Medium

A 46-year-old male with HIV and severe penicillin allergy, receiving zidovudine, indinavir, and stavudine, presents with fever, nonproductive cough, and severe hypoxia. Chest x-ray reveals diffuse increased interstitial markings and a possible lobar consolidation in the left lower lobe. After appropriate evaluation, the patient receives levofloxacin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and acyclovir. Initial serum creatinine is 1.6 mg/dL. On day 4, it has risen to 3.8 mg/dL and a normal serum potassium has risen to 7.1 mg/dL. Urinalysis reveals no casts, 10 to 20 WBC/HPF, and rare RBCs. Which drug is the most likely cause of renal failure?

Q285Medium

Clindamycin is the drug of choice in which of the following?

Q286Hard

A 52-year-old male presented with purpura, arthralgia, neuropathy, and glomerulonephritis. Blood routine examination revealed low hemoglobin and high ESR, with mild alteration in LFT and mild transaminase elevation. He has a history of blood transfusion in 1987 following an accident. What is the underlying pathology in this clinical setting?

Q287Easy

Toxic shock syndrome caused by Staphylococcus is due to which of the following?

Q288Medium

Which of the following types of Kaposi sarcoma is associated with HIV?

Q289Easy

All of the following are seen in severe Falciparum malaria infection EXCEPT?

Q290Medium

Zidovudine toxicity is increased by all except?

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