Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2009
An 8-year-old child was admitted to the infectious department with fever (up to 38°C) and punctuate bright-red skin rash. The child was diagnosed as having scarlet fever. Objectively: mucous membrane of pharynx is apparently hyperaemic and edematic, the tonsils are enlarged and have dull yellowish-grey foci with some black areas. What inflammation is the reason for the pharynx alterations?
Answer options
- Catarrhal
- Haemorrhagic
- Fibrinous
- Serous
- Purulent necrotic
Correct answer
Purulent necrotic
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