A 30-year-old patient has a persistent productive cough, night sweats, and weight loss for 2 months. Sputum analysis is positive for acid-fast bacilli...

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A 30-year-old patient has a persistent productive cough, night sweats, and weight loss for 2 months. Sputum analysis is positive for acid-fast bacilli. Which is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Tuberculosis

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Pneumococcal pneumonia

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Pseudomonas bronchitis

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Histoplasmosis

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Legionnaires' disease

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Tuberculosis

A 30-year-old patient has a persistent productive cough, night sweats, and weight loss for 2 months. Sputum analysis is positive for acid-fast bacilli. Which is the most likely diagnosis?