OET Speaking Card 20

Profession: Medicine

Card Type: After Examination

Description:

This 45-year-old patient presents with a five-day history of simple upper respiratory symptoms. This morning he/she noticed a vesicular rash on the upper left chest wall, on the skin over the fifth rib. On examination, the ears and throat are normal, and the rash has the classic appearance of herpes zoster. Other results of the physical examination are normal. The patient is otherwise in excellent health. He/she had chickenpox in childhood.