EMQs in Clinical Medicine.pdf - Peshawar Medical College

216 Miscellaneous
87 Treatment of infection
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B
C
D
E
F
intravenous indinavir
intravenous fluconazole
intravenous amphotericin
intravenous malathion
intramuscular amphotericin
intravenous co-trimoxazole
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H
I
J
K
topical malathion
foscarnet
flucytosine
oral terbinafine
oral fluconazole
Choose, from the above options, the treatment that is indicated for the presentations
below.
1 A 25-year-old man suffering from itchiness of hands and wrists. On examination
burrows can be seen in the digital web spaces.
2 A 28-year-old man requires treatment for invasive aspergillosis.
3 First-line treatment for a 23-year-old woman complaining of vaginal itchiness
and thick curd-like discharge.
4 A 45-year-old woman requires treatment for fungal toenail infections. She is on
warfarin anticoagulation.
5 A 31-year-old HIV-positive man presents with pneumonia that began with a dry
cough. His chest radiograph shows bilateral perihilar interstitial shadowing.
Answers: see page 231.