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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2010

A 40-year-old patient underwent an operation for a lumbar phlegmon. Body temparature rose again up to 38°C, he got intoxication symptoms, there was an increase of leukocyte number in blood. The wound that was nearly free from necrotic tissues and full of granulations started to discharge pus, the granulations turned pale. What complication dveloped in this patient?

Answer options

  1. Allergic reaction
  2. Sepsis
  3. Putrid phlegmon
  4. Erysipeloid
  5. Erysipelas
Correct answer

Sepsis

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