Arab Board Dermatology Clinical Practice Questions - Arab Board Dermatology And Venereology Final Clinical And Oral Exam (ABHS) Exam

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A 42-year-old woman is admitted with high fever, facial edema, diffuse maculopapular eruption, and tender cervical lymphadenopathy 5 weeks after starting carbamazepine. Laboratory evaluation reveals absolute eosinophilia (2.4 x 10^9/L), atypical lymphocytosis (12%), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) of 480 U/L. Which human herpesvirus reactivation is characteristically implicated in the pathogenesis and relapse of this condition?
Correct Answer:
Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6)

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