nbme ? - jforme77

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A 20 yr old women develops sever pain and erythema over sun-exposed skin and large bullae over her shoulders while vacationing in Florida. Skin testing results in major positive rxn to methylparaben, which is often used as a preservative in medicines. A sunscreen containing which of the following is Contraindicated in this pt?
a: Avobenzone
b: Benzophenones
c: Cinnamates
d: P-Aminobenzoic acid
e: Salicylates

Plz give your explaination..it must be something easy but my brain is not making connections rite now...thanks!

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anyone?

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the only thing I can think of paba = p-amino benzoic acid.
methyl paraben is p-hydroxybenzoic acid.
I don't know...anyone?

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b??????????

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b?

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I was thinking it was B but the answer is D...
dshikha : makes sense...