Vesicular Eruption – Friday Pop Quiz – 11/2/2018
You are called to evaluate a patient with a new onset vesicular eruption that developed 7 days after starting intravenous vancomycin.
At what level of the dermoepidermal junction is the target antigen found?
A). Lamina lucida
B.) Lamina densa
C.) Sublamina densa
D.) Basal keratinocyte
E.) Lamina reticularis
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You are called to evaluate a patient with a new onset vesicular eruption that developed 7 days after starting intravenous vancomycin.
At what level of the dermoepidermal junction is the target antigen found?
A). Lamina lucida
B.) Lamina densa
C.) Sublamina densa
D.) Basal keratinocyte
E.) Lamina reticularis
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A patient with AIDS developed purulent nodules and draining sinuses of the neck. Gram stain of pustular contents supports the diagnosis of which infectious organism?
A. Actinomyces israelii
B. Staphylococcal aureus
C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
D. Mucor spp.
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