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USMLE · Question #620
A 65-year-old female with end stage renal failure comes to her physician with a rash and is diagnosed with Lyme disease. Review of her medical records reveals severe allergic reactions to penicillin a
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Principles of Therapeutics
Question
A 65-year-old female with end stage renal failure comes to her physician with a rash and is diagnosed with Lyme disease. Review of her medical records reveals severe allergic reactions to penicillin and macrolides. The most appropriate treatment for this patient's current disease is
Options
- Ademeclocycline
- Bdoxycycline
- Cmetronidazole
- Doxytetracycline
- Etetracycline
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Topics
#Lyme disease#doxycycline#antibiotic selection#drug allergy constraints