A 4-Year-Old Boy Is Brought to the Office Due to High

A 4-year-old boy is brought to the office due to high fever, nasal discharge, and cough for 3 days.  His family recently returned from a vacation in Mexico.  Physical examination shows an ill-appearing, febrile child.  The patient has bilateral conjunctival injection and several small white spots with an erythematous base on his buccal mucosa.  A review of the medical record shows parental refusal of preventive health services in favor of a "natural" approach to the child's health.  Over the next several days, which of the following is most likely to develop?

A) Jaundice
B) Maculopapular rash
C) Parotid swelling
D) Paroxysmal cough
E) Upper airway obstruction
F) Vesicular rash
G) Watery diarrhea

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