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Autopsy of a 58-year-old man, who for a long time has been drinking alcohol in large amounts and died at home, is being conducted. Macroscopically the right lung is dense and enlarged, its tissue is gray and homogeneous on section, its pleura is covered with grayish membranous deposits. Microscopically the alveolar cavities contain fibrin threads, neutrophils, and hemolysed erythrocytes. Make the diagnosis:

Answer options

  1. Focal pneumonia
  2. Primary pulmonary tuberculosis
  3. Croupous pneumonia
  4. Caseous pneumonia
  5. Interstitial pneumonia
Correct answer

Croupous pneumonia

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