COPD USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 36-year-old woman presents with a 2-week history of fever, productive cough, and pleuritic chest pain following travel to Arizona. Vital signs show temperature 38.5°C, heart rate 102/min, respiratory rate 22/min, and blood pressure 118/76 mmHg. Physical examination reveals tender erythematous nodules on both shins. Chest radiograph demonstrates hilar lymphadenopathy. She denies dyspnea or recent antibiotic use. Which of the following is the most likely causative organism?
Answer choices
- ACoccidioides immitisCorrect answer
- BMucor species
- CCandida albicans
- DAspergillus fumigatus
- EHistoplasma capsulatum
- FBlastomyces dermatitidis
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