Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2014
After a holiday in the Crimea, a 36-year-old female patient presents with severe pain in the elbow joints, dyspnea and weakness. The body temperature is of 37,6°C, the skin is pale, there is erythema of cheeks and nose, lower lip ulceration. Visual inspection reveals no changes in the joints, the right elbow movement is limited. There is murmur and pleural friction in the lungs below the right angle of the scapula. Cardiac sounds are muffled, there is tachycardia, gallop rhythm, Ps- 114/min. AP- 100/60. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- SLE
- Dry pleurisy
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Infectious allergic myocarditis
- Rheumatic heart disease
Correct answer
SLE
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