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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2022

A 23-year-old man has a perforation in his hard palate. In the area of this perforation, there is a dense formation with clear margins. Microscopy of this formation revealed a large focus of caseous necrosis, surrounded by granulation tissue with endovasculitis and cellular infiltrate, consisting of lymphocytes and epithelioid cells, with a predominance of plasma cells. What disease can be characterized by these findings?

Answer options

  1. Scleroma
  2. Syphilis
  3. Leprosy
  4. Sarcoma
  5. Tuberculosis
Correct answer

Syphilis

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