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A 17 YEAR OLD HEALTHY BOY IS BHROUGHT BECAUSE OF FEVER, COUGH W/ RIGHT PERSISTANT CHEST PAIN FOR 2 WKS. AND 6 MONTH AGO HE VISITED HIS GRANDPARENTS IN ALBANIA FOR 2 WKS. HIS WEIGHT IS 54KG (120LB) AND 173 CM (68IN)TALL. HE APPEARS THIN AND PALE. HIS T IS 38.2 (100,8) PULSE 76 MIN AND RR 36/MIN. ON EXAMINATION HAS SHALLOW RESPIRATIONS W/ DECREASED BREATH SOUNDS AT RIGHT LUNG BASE. ON XRAY SHOWA RIGHT PLEURAL EFFUSION AND HILAR ADENOPATHY. WHICH IS THE MOST PROBABLE DX???
A)ALPHA1 ANTITRYPSIN DEF
B)PNEUMOTORAX
C) CYSTIC FIBROSIS
D)PULM ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS
E)PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS
F) PULMONARY HEMORRHAGE
G) PULMONARY TB
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