Pneumonia USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 58-year-old woman who works at a bird sanctuary presents with insidious onset of fever, chills, dyspnea, and a nonproductive cough over 3 weeks. She reports night sweats and weight loss. Chest X-ray shows diffuse reticulonodular infiltrates. Blood cultures remain negative after 5 days. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer choices
- ABlastomycosis
- BCoccidioidomycosis
- CAspergillus fumigatus
- DHistoplasmosisCorrect answer
- EMycobacterium tuberculosis
- FCryptococcus neoformans
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