Name: Huda Thakur

Theme: Allergy

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Food allergy	I	Chronic sinusitis
B	Contact dermatitis	J
C	Allergic rhinitis	K
D	Chronic urticaria	L
E	Anaphylaxis	M
F	Asthma	N
G	Coeliac disease	O
H	Acute urticaria	P

 

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1. A 2 year old girl presents with difficulty in breathing. She was at a friend’s house this afternoon and since having lunch an hour ago, she developed swelling of her face and lips. She has a red rash over her trunks and limbs. On examination she is pale and tachycardic with reduced bilateral air entry.

 

2. A 27 year old male presents with a 6 week history of nasal discharge, loss of smell and itchy eyes. These symptoms have appeared since he bought a puppy.

 

 

3. A 10 year old girl has developed an itchy, red, oozing rash around her wrist soon after making friends with a new girl at school. The mother believes that the hand-made bracelet the new girl gave her daughter has had some sort of voodoo done on it and doesn’t know how to dispose of the bracelet.

 

4. A 40 year old female presents with a blistering rash on her knees. On further questioning, she complains of episodes of diarrhoea, weight loss and fatigue.

 

 

5. A 12 year old girl presents at 11pm to A&E with vomiting and diarrhoea since this morning when she went out for breakfast with her grandparents.

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. E

2. C

3. B

4. G

5. A