WBR0009
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| Exam Type | ExamType:: |
| Main Category | MainCategory::Neurology |
| Sub Category | SubCategory::Pharmacology |
| Prompt | [[Prompt::A 7-year-old female presents with her mother who states that she had a fever of 104.3°F (40.2°C) overnight. Her mother states that she has complained of myalgias and sweating for the past 24 hours. You carefully examine the patient and settle on a diagnosis. After appropriate treatment, you have the patient return for follow-up in 2 days. She now presents with a diffuse macular papular rash on her trunk, arms, and neck. She states that it is nonpruritic and nonpainful. What is the most appropriate next step in management?]] |
| Answer A | AnswerA::Start penicillin VK. |
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| Answer B | AnswerB::Start azithromycin. |
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| Answer C | AnswerC::Supportive care with tylenol or motrin. |
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| Answer D | AnswerD::Diphenhydramine. |
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| Answer E | AnswerE::Prednisolone (Prelone). |
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| Right Answer | RightAnswer::C |
| Explanation | [[Explanation::This patient likely has Roseola, a self-limited viral infection commonly caused by HHV-6 or HHV-7. High fever followed later by rash is pathonumonic. Educational Objective: |
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