Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2008
A 6 week old child is admitted because of tachypnea. Birth had been uneventful, although conjunctivitis developed on the third day of life and lasted for about 2 weeks. Physical examination reveals tachypnea, bilateral inspiratory crackles and single expiratory wheezing. Bilateral pneumonia is evident on chest X-ray. The child is afebrile and has no history of fever. White blood cell count is 15 × 109/l, with 28% of eosinophils. The most likely cause of this child's symptoms is:
Answer options
- Visceral larva migrans
- Varicella
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Pneumocystis carinii
- Clamydia trachomanis
Correct answer
Clamydia trachomanis
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