06-04-2015, 09:55 AM
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34.
A 47-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 1-week history of temperatures to 38.3°C (101°F) and occasional vomiting. He also has a 1-year history of joint and muscle pain in his calves and a 1-month history of intermittent, diffuse abdominal pain. His temperature now is 37.2°C (99°F). Abdominal examination shows mild diffuse tenderness. There is no ascites. Test of the stool for occult blood is positive. Serum studies show mildly increased urea nitrogen and creatinine concentrations. Photomicrographs of a biopsy specimen of the mesentery are shown. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
(A) Angiodysplasia
(B) Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki disease)
© Polyarteritis nodosa
(D) Takayasu arteritis
(E) Thromboangiitis obliterans
(F) Wegener granulomatosis
Why is this C?
34.
A 47-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 1-week history of temperatures to 38.3°C (101°F) and occasional vomiting. He also has a 1-year history of joint and muscle pain in his calves and a 1-month history of intermittent, diffuse abdominal pain. His temperature now is 37.2°C (99°F). Abdominal examination shows mild diffuse tenderness. There is no ascites. Test of the stool for occult blood is positive. Serum studies show mildly increased urea nitrogen and creatinine concentrations. Photomicrographs of a biopsy specimen of the mesentery are shown. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
(A) Angiodysplasia
(B) Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki disease)
© Polyarteritis nodosa
(D) Takayasu arteritis
(E) Thromboangiitis obliterans
(F) Wegener granulomatosis
Why is this C?