Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2006
A patient complains of skin painfullness and reddness of the right gastrocnemius muscle. Objectively: body temperature is 38,5°C, enlarged and painful inguinal lymph nodes on the right. Skin of extremity is edematic, hyperemic, covered with eruption in form of vesicles containing dark fluid; its palpation is painful. There is distinct border between normal and hyperemic skin. What is the most probable diagnosis?
Answer options
- Herpetic infection
- Chickenpox
- Erysipelas, hemorrhagic form
- Crus phlegmon
- Anthrax, dermal form
Correct answer
Erysipelas, hemorrhagic form
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