Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2017
Autopsy of a 58-year-old man, who had been suffering from rheumatic heart disease and died of cardiopulmonary decompensation, revealed gray diffuse film- and fiber-shaped coating in his pericardium. What type of inflammation is characteristic of this pericarditis?
Answer options
- Croupous fibrinous
- Diphtheritic fibrinous
- Suppurative
- Hemorrhagic
- Serous
Correct answer
Croupous fibrinous
Explanation
Autopsy of the body of a 50-year-old man, who had been suffering from tuberculosis and died of cardiopulmonary decompensation, shows lobar affection of the lungs: the upper lobe of the right lung is enlarged, dense, yellow on section, crumbling, with pleural fibrin deposition. What type of secondary tuberculosis can be characterized by this pathology?
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