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Autopsy of a man with a malignant stomach tumour who had died from cancer intoxication revealed in the posteroinferior lung fields some dense, grayish-red irregular foci protruding above the section surface. Microscopic examination revealed exudate containing a large amount of neutrophils in the lumen and walls of small bronchi and alveoles. Such pulmonary alterations indicate the following disease:

Answer options

  1. Acute serous bronchopneumonia
  2. Intermittent pneumonia
  3. Acute purulent bronchopneumonia
  4. Croupous pneumonia
  5. Acute bronchitis
Correct answer

Acute purulent bronchopneumonia

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