A 5-year-old boy is brought to the physician with itchy, bilateral erythematous skin lesions on the flexuralsurfaces of the elbow and knees for the past one week (image attached). He has had similar lesions onand off for the past four years. His mother mentions that his older sister also has similar lesions. Hislaboratory parameters show an increased number of eosinophils. Which of the following conditions ismost likely associated with this disorder?Answers A - EA Bronchial asthmaB Deforming joint diseaseC Gluten sensitivityD Hepatitis C virus infectionE Underlying malignancyOOQuestion # 35 attachment

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