Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Odhran Keating

Theme: HIV in African children

OPTION LIST

A	Candida Albicans	I	Toxoplasmosis
B	Cytomegalovirus	J	Varicella Zoster virus
C	HHV 8	K
D	JC Virus	L
E	Molluscum contagiosum	M
F	Mycobacterium Tuberculosis	N
G	Pneumocystic Jiroveci	O
H	Scabies	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 child previously diagnosed with HIV presents with a non-itchy, thick scaly rash on their limbs, trunk and scalp.

2. A 9 year old child is brought to your clinic with gradually worsening weakness and speech difficulties. When you examine him you notice increasing visual loss and cognitive deterioration.

3. A neonate presents with poor feeding and failure to thrive. You notice white deposits on her gums.

4. After several weeks of malaise and a low fever, a 14 year old boy presents to your clinic with increasing dyspnoea and a dry cough. A CXR shows widespread pulmonary infiltrates.

5. A 6 year old boy with bilateral parotid swelling and raised papules around his mouth with scarring present where his parents report he has been scratching the rash.

ANSWERS

1. H

2. D

3. A

4. G

5. E