Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2014
A 21-year-old male patient got a deep cut wound in his right thigh. In the emergency room a surgeon on duty performed primary debridement of the wound and primary wound closure with a suture. After 4 days, there appeared pain, redness, edema, purulent discharge from the wound gap, body temperature rose up to 39°C. What kind of wound complication can you think of and what actions should be taken?
Answer options
- Erysipelas, prescribe antibiotics
- Infiltration, apply a hot compress
- Wound abscess, remove the sutures and drain the wound
- Tetanus, active-passive immunization against tetanus
- Lymphangitis, apply a hot compress
Correct answer
Wound abscess, remove the sutures and drain the wound
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