Name: Tahreema Matin

Theme: Erythema Nodosum

 

OPTION LIST

 

A

Crohn’s

I

Laryngitis

B

Ulcerative Colitis

J

Haemophilus influenzae

C

Irritable bowel syndrome

K

Streptococcus pneumoniae

D

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

L

Dapsone

E

Meningococcal septicaemia

M

Leptospirosis

F

Sarcoidosis

N

Yersinia Infection

G

Leprosy

O

Mycobacterium avium intracellulare

H

SLE

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 Californian male with HIV presents with hypopigmented anaesthetic macules. On examination the ulnar nerve appears prominent.

 

 

2. A 12 year old boy with recurrent sore throats now presents with red nodules on all limbs that are tender to palpation.

 

 

3. An elderly ex-smoker complains of cramping abdominal pain with diarrhoea and weight loss. On examination painful, red shin lesions are noted.

 

 

4. A 24 year old female presents with sore watery eyes, a purple rash on her cheeks and one or two nodules on her left leg.

 

 

5. A middle aged man who has just returned from India complains of haemoptysis and weight loss. On examination crackles are heard in the right upper zone and an area of erythema is observed on the right shin.

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. G

2. K

3. A

4. F

5. D