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A child with fever presents with multiple tender erythematous skin lesions, and on microscopic examination, the skin lesions are found to have neutrophilic infiltration in the dermis. What is the diagnosis?

ASweet syndrome

BBehcet's syndrome

CPyoderma gangrenosum

DLeukemia cutis

2

A diabetic patient developed cellulitis due to S. aureus, which was found to be methicillin resistant on the antibiotic sensitivity testing. All of the following antibiotics will be appropriate except ?

AVancomycin

BTeicoplanin

CLinezolid

DImipenem

3

A 25-year-old female presented to the hospital on 3rd day of menstruation with complaints of high fever, vomiting and rash on her trunk and extremities. On investigations she had leukocytosis and negative blood culture. She is diagnosed as:

Astaphylococcal food poisoning

Btoxic shock syndrome

Cscalded skin syndrome

Dvaricella zoster infection

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