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Pediatric Infectious Diseases Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following genotypes can predispose a child to the development of acute leukemia?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Bloom syndrome, a DNA repair disorder, increases the risk of leukemia due to genomic instability.
Question 2 of 5
A boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia is assigned to be of very high risk group if he had got which of the following features?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: t(9;22) (Philadelphia chromosome) confers a very high risk in ALL due to poor prognosis.
Question 3 of 5
The LEAST likely presenting feature for a newly diagnosed 3-year-old girl with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Jaundice is uncommon in non-Hodgkin lymphoma unless there is significant liver or biliary involvement.
Question 4 of 5
During follow up of a surgically resected brain tumor, the examination of choice to distinguish recurrent tumor from radiation necrosis is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy differentiates tumor recurrence from radiation necrosis by metabolic profiling.
Question 5 of 5
The LEAST likely presentation of neuroblastoma is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Vomiting is less specific and less common as a primary presentation of neuroblastoma compared to the others.