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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2009

A 48-year-old patient got a pustule on his chin that quickly developed into a dense and acutely painful infiltration 3x5 cm large. The skin above it is of blue-red colour. In the centre one can see three zones of necrosis around the hair follicles. Lymph nodes of chin are enlarged and painful. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Chin carbuncle
  2. Erysipelatous inflammation of chin
  3. Dermal actinomycosis of chin
  4. Suppurated atheroma
  5. Chin furuncle
Correct answer

Chin carbuncle

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