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Infectious Disease Pathology in Immunocompromised HostsDownloads

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1

Given the immunologic abnormalities of normal serum IgG, normal serum IgA, normal serum IgM, decreased T-cell function, and decreased parathyroid function, which clinical presentation is most likely?

AA 1-year-old boy with severe eczema, recurrent middle-ear infections, lymphopenia, and thrombocytopenia

BA 9-year-old boy with an eczema-like rash and recurrent severe staphylococcal infections

CA 5-year-old boy who, after 3 months of age, developed recurrent otitis media, pneumonia, diarrhea, and sinusitis, often with simultaneous infections at two or more disparate sites

DA distinctive-appearing 8-month-old boy with an interrupted aortic arch, hypocalcemia, and cleft palate

2

A person with AIDS related complex is most likely suffering from:

AOpportunistic infection

BGeneralized lymphadenopathy

CCancer related to AIDS

DHerpes zoster

3

Which of the following is NOT seen in an HIV patient with a CD4 count less than 100 per microliter, who has a non-productive cough?

AMycoplasma pneumoniae

BPneumocystis jirovecii

CCryptococcal infection

DMycobacterium tuberculosis

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