A 5-year-old boy is brought to the physician with itchy, bilateral erythematous skin lesions on the flexural surfaces of the elbow and knees for the past one week (image attached). He has had similar lesions on and off for the past four years. His mother mentions that his older sister also has similar lesions. His laboratory parameters show an increased number of eosinophils. Which of the following conditions is most likely associated with this disorder? Answers A-E A Bronchial asthma B Deforming joint disease C Gluten sensitivity D Hepatitis C virus infection. E Underlying malignancy
A 5-year-old boy is brought to the physician with itchy, bilateral erythematous skin lesions on the flexural surfaces of the elbow and knees for the past one week (image attached). He has had similar lesions on and off for the past four years. His mother mentions that his older sister also has similar lesions. His laboratory parameters show an increased number of eosinophils. Which of the following conditions is most likely associated with this disorder? Answers A-E A Bronchial asthma B Deforming joint disease C Gluten sensitivity D Hepatitis C virus infection. E Underlying malignancy
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