2 Days Of Fever in Pediatrics — 7yo Child | Pediatric Respiratory | SMLE Q#11371
SMLE Question #11371
Pediatrics
Pediatric Respiratory
Objective: OBJ-273
Last updated: February 2026
A 7-year-old boy presents with 2 days of fever, progressive shortness of breath, right-sided pleuritic chest pain, and nonproductive cough. Immunizations are not up to date. Examination shows decreased right chest expansion and markedly reduced breath sounds with dullness to percussion and decreased tactile fremitus at the right base. Chest radiograph shows a large right pleural effusion with underlying lobar consolidation. Which organism is the most likely cause?
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