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USMLE · Question #570

A 16-year-old boy comes to the physician because of a rash on his left inner thigh that first appeared 2 days after he returned from a hunting trip with friends in Minnesota. A photograph of the rash

The correct answer is A. Carditis. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

A 16-year-old boy comes to the physician because of a rash on his left inner thigh that first appeared 2 days after he returned from a hunting trip with friends in Minnesota. A photograph of the rash is shown. Without treatment, this patient is at increased risk for which of the following?

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USMLE question #570 exhibit

Options

  • ACarditis
  • BGlomerulonephritis
  • CHepatitis
  • DPancreatitis
  • EThrombocytopenia

How the community answered

(63 responses)
  • A
    71% (45)
  • B
    6% (4)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    16% (10)
  • E
    5% (3)

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