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A 10-year-old female presents with a mildly itchy rash of 10 days™ duration. She had
streptococcal pharyngitis 2 weeks ago. A red, papular rash with scaling is present on the trunk
and proximal extremities. The lesions are 2-5 mm drop size covered with thin silvery scale
This presentation is most consistent with
A) scarlet fever
B) guttate psoriasis
C) atopic dermatitis
D) scabies
E) erythema marginatum

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aa

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B.

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BB

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ans: BBB

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Guttate Psoriasiskin lesion (scaly) with usually red covered patches with silvery scales. Discrete, demarcated, teardrop-shaped patches of skin are located all over the body.

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thanx karim

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bb

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This pt mostly has guttate ppsoriasis
Typically 2-5 mm juicy red covered with dcant silvery scale ..occurs abruptly usually following streptococaal pharyngitis .Rx urti with systemic antibiotics resolve the eruptions
If penicillin or cephalo fail rifampin can be tried
UVB or topical corticosteroids acan speed up recovery