A 54-year-old man with HIV has a CD4 count of 150 cells/µL. He complains of odynophagia and endoscopy shows white plaques in the oesophagus. Which org...

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A 54-year-old man with HIV has a CD4 count of 150 cells/µL. He complains of odynophagia and endoscopy shows white plaques in the oesophagus. Which organism is the most likely cause?

Accepted Answer

Candida albicans

Answer

Herpes simplex virus

Answer

Cytomegalovirus

Answer

Mycobacterium avium complex

Answer

Pneumocystis jirovecii

ukmla MCQ (SBA): HIV

A 54-year-old man with HIV has a CD4 count of 150 cells/µL. He complains of odynophagia and endoscopy shows white plaques in the oesophagus. Which organism is the most likely cause?