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A 16 year old boy in boarding school feels unwell. He developed cough and rash. His CXR showed bilateral consolidations. What is the cause of his symptoms?

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A 16 year old boy in boarding school feels unwell. He developed cough and rash. His CXR showed bilateral consolidations. What is the cause of his symptoms?


  1. Staph aureus
  2. Legionella
  3. Mycoplasma
  4. Mycoplasma

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The key is C. Mycoplasma. [Rash, bilateral consolidation favours mycoplasma pneumonia.

Mycoplasma is common in military barrack, prison or boarding dwellers].

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