lha
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A 37 yo woman come to the physician because of an itchy rash over her trunk for 2 weeks. She has not had fever, chills, shortness of breath, chest pain or GI symptom. She has h/o recurrent urinary tract infections and have been taking Trime-Sulfa prophylaxis for the past year. She is in mild distress. Her temparature is 37.5, BP 96/62, PR 78, RR 14. Examination shows a maculopapular erythematous rash over the trunk. Lab show
Leukocyte : 10,000
- segmented neutrophils 72%
- bands 1%
- eosinophils 15%
- lymphocytes 4%
- monocytes 8%
Serum
- BUN 12 - Creatinin 0.9
Urin
- WBC 2 -RBC 2
Which of the following is the most likely cause of these findings
A.. Eczema
B. Medication adverse effect
C. Stap skin infection
D. Step skin infection
E. Urinary tract infection
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| babli
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B. Medication adverse effect
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| Jinx
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b-due to TMp-Sulfa
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| lha
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The problem is pt has been on sulfa for a year without any problem.So Eczema is a suspect.
but i still prefer Sulfa reaction bc the rash can BEGIN even after u stop the drung
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| jvo_md
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B - Sulfa reaction 
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