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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry · 2019

A 65 years old man presents acute mandibular osteomyelitis. 3 days after the disease onset he developed marked edema of the skin and soft submandibular cervical tissues. Microscopically there is a diffuse infiltration with neutrophils. What complication of the main disease occurred in the patient’s skin tissues:

Answer options

  1. Abscess
  2. Actinomycosis
  3. Furuncle
  4. Phlegmon
  5. Carbuncle
Correct answer

Phlegmon

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