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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 gray-yellow substance. The ulcer edges are moderately raised above the mucosa. Widal test is positive. Make the diagnosis:

Answer options

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

Typhoid fever

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