08-04-2006, 06:53 AM
An 82 y is brought to the physician by his neighbors be cause ' he looks ill ' They say that he subsists primarily on hot dogs and canned meats and that his slovenly habits have attracted rats to the neighborhood. He does not drink alcohol but is forgetful. Examination shows a pleasant , dirty , confused man who appears thin. He has diffuse purpura on his legs and perifollicular inflamation Which of the following is the most likely cause of these findings
a. Aplastic anemia
b. Leukemia
c. Rat- bite fever
d. Scurvy
e. Warfarin ingestion
a. Aplastic anemia
b. Leukemia
c. Rat- bite fever
d. Scurvy
e. Warfarin ingestion