42yr man skin lesions on his scalp & upper/lower limbs. He noticed scaly patches on his elbows, which rapidly progressed in size & number over the past 2 months. Lesions are not painful. Pt has had stiffness & pain of the hand joints bilaterally for the last 2 weeks. Temp 37.1 Skin exam shows large, erythematous plaques covered by thick, adherent, silvery-white scales on the elbows, knees, sacrum, scalp. When the scales are removed, pinpoint areas of hemorrhage can be observed. Associated disease?
1) BM
2) Chest radiography
3) GI endoscopy
4) Hep C
5) HIV testing
6) Thyroid fx test

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