10th August 2020

A 44-year-old woman presents to primary care complaining of fatigue, night sweats and a fever

A 44-year-old woman presents to primary care complaining of fatigue, night sweats and a fever. She says that paracetamol has not helped her symptoms. On examination, you note a number of red macules on her palms and splinter haemorrhages on the fingernails. 

For the patient above, please select the SINGLE most likely underlying cause of the presentation. Select ONE option from the list above.