don't miss this one........ - a_antibody

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A 28-year-old man undergoes induction chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia. He becomes severely pancytopenic, with a WBC count of 1320/microliter, Hgb 7.9 g/dL, and platelet count of 72,000/microliter. He becomes comatose. A CT scan of the head reveals a right parietal hemorrhage. He dies a day later. At autopsy, he is found to have a right middle cerebral arterial thrombosis with right parietal hemorrhagic infarction. Which of the following infectious agents is most likely to produce these findings:

A Herpes simplex virus

B Toxoplasma gondii

C Human immunodeficiency virus

D Cytomegalovirus

E Aspergillus niger

[ArchivalUser]

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[ArchivalUser]

herpes for parietal and temp lobe

[ArchivalUser]

yeah thats what i think, Herpes causes hemorrhagic encephalitis

[ArchivalUser]

aspergillus likes to be in vessels in immunocompromised individuals. EEEE.

[ArchivalUser]

yeah but usually aspergillus is responsible for respiratory manifestations

[ArchivalUser]

behcet u got the right ans.......aspergillius love vessels and form the thrombosis too........

[ArchivalUser]

a_antibody, YOU qs are tough but some of them are very good, keep them coming

[ArchivalUser]

thanks for the Q