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Goodpasture's syndrome is a type II hypersensitivity. it is not a mixed hypersensitivity. An example of mixed hypersensitivity is hypersensitivity pneumonitis (type III and type IV). +
Fatigue due to cancer treatment usually lasts for 6 months or longer. It is highly unlikely that fatigue as a result of cancer treatment presents 20 years after cancer treatment. +
Hemodialysis is indicated rarely in patients in whom calcium level cannot be managed with hydration, bisphosphonates and calcitonin. +
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Patients usually presented by bilateral inguinal lymph node with draining sinus. +
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As a result of IRIS syndrome, the immune system initiate an inflammatory reactions to the preexisting infection sites. IRIS is self limited and antiretroviral therapy should be continued unless it is a life threatening condition +
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No action to HIV exposure is not recommended, systemic infection doesn’t occur immediately after inoculation with HIV. Therefore any health care worker exposed to HIV-positive bodily fluids should use a prophylactic regimen to minimize becoming HIV-positive +
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Circulating IgG and IgM antibodies targeting penicillin derivatives is the cause of the well known ampicilline-associated maculopapular rash phenomenon in patients with infectious mononucleosis +
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Echocardiography can be done to confirm the diagnosis of cardiovascular syphilis +
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Ceftriaxone IV or IM is a good alternative to penicillin in allergic patients, the dose should be weekly for 3 weeks, and cross reactive hypersensitivity with penicillin should be considered +
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usually present with dementia as the predominant symptom. Focal neurological deficits are not characteristics of this disease. MRI findings may be similar to PML put usually tends to be symmetrical +
While splenomegaly is associated with polycythemia vera and splenic infarction has been observed, the triad of abdominal pain, ascites and hepatomegaly is characteristic of Budd-Chiari syndrome. +