Coronary Artery Disease USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 3 year old boy is brought to the emergency department because of persistent fever for 6 days. He has conjunctival injection, cracked lips, a strawberry tongue, a diffuse rash, and desquamation of the fingers. He is treated with intravenous immunoglobulin. This therapy most directly reduces the risk of which of the following complications?
Answer choices
- ACoronary artery aneurysmCorrect answer
- BAortic coarctation
- CAtrial myxoma
- DRupture of the interventricular septum
- EPulmonary valve stenosis
- FAortic valve insufficiency from inflammatory leaflet destruction
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