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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2018

Autopsy of the body revealed waxy degeneration of the rectus abdominis muscles. In the terminal segment of the small intestine there are ulcers 3-5 cm in diameter. The ulcer walls are covered in a crumbling grayish-white substance. The ulcer edges are markedly raised above the mucosa. Widal test is positive. Make the diagnosis:

Answer options

  1. Crohn’s disease
  2. Relapsing fever
  3. Nonspecific ulcerative colitis
  4. Dysentery
  5. Typhoid fever
Correct answer

Typhoid fever

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