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A forensic medical expert examines the body of a 58 y.o. man who had been consuming large amounts of alcochol for a long time and died at home. Microscopicaly: the right lung is dense and enlarged, its incision revealed that the tissue is greyish and homogenous, pleura is covered with greyish layers. Microscopically - alveolar cavities contain fibrin, hemolyzed erythrocytes. Make a diagnosis:

Answer options

  1. Focal pneumonia
  2. Caseous pneumonia
  3. Primary pulmonary tuberculosis
  4. Croupous pneumonia
  5. Interstitial pneumonia
Correct answer

Croupous pneumonia

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