Question

question 47 (mandatory) (2 points)
which of the following intestinal infections localizes in the peyers patches and is characterized by a fever, petechial skin rash producing rose spots, a relative bradycardia and neutropenia, and carries the potential risk of bowel perforation?
typhoid fever
shigellosis
cholera
salmonellosis

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Typhoid fever (caused by Salmonella typhi) localizes in Peyer’s patches. It presents with fever, rose spots (petechial rash), relative bradycardia, neutropenia, and has a risk of bowel perforation.
• Shigellosis causes dysentery with bloody diarrhea, no rose spots or bowel perforation risk related to Peyer’s patches in this way.
• Cholera causes severe watery diarrhea, no rose spots or Peyer’s patch localization as described.
• Salmonellosis (non - typhoidal) typically causes gastroenteritis, not the specific symptoms like rose spots and bowel perforation related to Peyer’s patches as given.

Answer:

A. Typhoid fever