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Autopsy of the patient, who died of diffuse peritonitis shows numerous small oval ulcers located along the intestine in the distal portion of the small intestine. Ulcer floor is clear and smooth, formed by muscular or serous layer. ulcer margins are even and rounded. Two of the ulcers are perforated, with perforations up to 0.5 cm in diameter. What disease can be suspected?

Answer options

  1. Tuberculosis
  2. Typhoid fever
  3. Typhus
  4. Cholera
  5. Dysentery
Correct answer

Typhoid fever

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