Adam, a Once Active Normal Three-Year Old Boy, Was Experiencing

question 57

Multiple Choice

Adam, a once active normal three-year old boy, was experiencing increasing bouts of lethargy and began to regress developmentally.His mother scheduled an appointment with his pediatrician, who ordered a number of different blood tests.The most notable blood test result that piqued the physician's interest was a pronounced eosinophilia.Which of the following would be most likely to cause this abnormality?

• A)infection with Giardia intestinalis
• B)infection with a parasitic helminth
• C)malaria
• D)infection with Cryptosporidium spp.
• E)viral infection

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