A patient has a sore throat with fever. The primary care NP observes erythematous 4+ tonsils with white exudate. A rapid antigen strep test is negative, and a culture is pending. The NP orders amoxicillin as empiric treatment
The patient calls the next day to report a rash. The NP should suspect: a. penicillin drug allergy.
b. a viral cause for the patient's symptoms.
c. a serum sickness reaction to the penicillin.
d. scarlatiniform rash from the streptococcal infection.
B
Certain viral infections, such as mononucleosis, increase the frequency of rash in response to penicillin and is commonly attributed to penicillin allergy.
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