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A 12-year-old girl has a temperature of 102.5 F and a sore throat. Two days later, she develops a diffuse erythematous rash and is taken to her pediatrician. On physical examination, there is circumoral pallor, and an erythematous rash with areas of desquamation is noted. The myocardial damage that can follow this infection is produced in a manner similar to the damage associated with which of the following disorders?
Options
- AAtopic allergy
- BSystemic lupus erythematosus
- CContact dermatitis
- DGraft-vs-host disease
- EGraves disease
- FIdiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
- GMyasthenia gravis
- HRheumatoid arthritis
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