PART I: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (10 QUESTIONS, 30 POINTS)

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PART I: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (10 QUESTIONS, 30 POINTS)

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A 68-yeаr-оld wоmаn presents tо your clinic with а 2-month history of fever of unknown origin (FUO). Her past medical history is significant for mild hypertension. Over the last 2 months she reports headaches. She is a homemaker and has lived in a suburban setting on the East Coast all her life. Physical exam is normal except for a temperature of 38.4º C (101.1 F). Two days ago she visited the emergency department for her symptoms; at that time laboratory studies reveal a white blood cell count of 7800/μL, a hematocrit of 31%, and a platelet count of 300,000/μL. Liver enzymes and creatinine were normal, while an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) was 110 mm/hr and antinuclear antibody (ANA) was less than 1:40. Three sets of blood cultures were drawn and there is no growth to date. Lumbar puncture was performed in the emergency department and was unrevealing. A tuberculin skin test was placed and is negative, and chest x-ray was normal. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient’s symptoms?