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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2013

Study of the biopsy material revealed a granuloma consisting of lymphocytes, plasma cells, macrophages with foamy cytoplasm (Mikulicz cells), many hyaline globules. What disease can you think of?

Answer options

  1. Actinomycosis
  2. Tuberculosis
  3. Syphilis
  4. Rhinoscleroma
  5. Leprosy
Correct answer

Rhinoscleroma

Explanation

Mikulicz cells are large vacuolated histiocytes that contain Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis.

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