Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2013
Autopsy of a 78-year-old patient revealed that retroperitoneal tissue was soaked with blood, the abdominal aorta had a sacciform protrusion including a defect with irregular edges. The wall of the aorta was here and there of stone-like density. This is the complication of the following disease:
Answer options
- Atherosclerosis
- Visceral syphilis
- Essential hypertension
- Marfan syndrome
- Systemic vasculitis
Correct answer
Atherosclerosis
Explanation
Atherosclerosis is the accumulation of lipids in the Aorta and Arteries.
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