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Retired NBME Step 2 CK Form 6 Answers

step2ck_form6/Block 1/Question#15 (reveal difficulty score)
A previously healthy 10-year-old boy is ...
Avoidance of the wooded area ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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submitted by โˆ—carolebaskin(109)
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I hear woods and well demarcated, spreading, pruritic rash and I think poison ivy

Another way to get there: here's no fever but he is v v itchy, so think type IV HSR

Abrupt, sharp line of demarcation, no systemic signs, and mention of environmental exposure should make you think less of strep skin infections

So we're thinking some contact in the forest and we're back at poison ivy or some other allergen

Can treat with antihistamine, but what about prevention? Avoid the woods.

Google bullous poison ivy

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submitted by โˆ—step_prep7(71)
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  • Patient most likely has poison oak/ivy, which presents >1 day after exposure (Type 4 hypersensitivity) and will lead to a sharp line between rash and unaffected skin
  • Patients do not receive prophylaxis against poison oak/ivy
  • Cat scratch can lead to cat scratch fever, which leads to lymphadenopathy but will not lead to vesicles/bullae
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submitted by โˆ—welpdedelp(270)
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Just as another POV, you might have seen well-demarcated and thought erysipelas..but remember that is not bullous. Plus, everything else fell more in line with Type 4 HSN.

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