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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2014

A 25-year-old patient works as a tractor driver. Four days ago, he got pain in the left axillary region, general weakness, fever up to 38°C. He hadn't sought medical helf until a painful solid lump appeared in this region. Objectively: in the left axilla there is a very painful cone-shaped mass sized 3x2,5 cm, with a destruction in the center of the pointed vertex. The surrounding skin is hyperemic, there are purulent discharges. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Carbuncle
  2. Abscess
  3. Hydradenitis
  4. Furuncle
  5. Lymphadenitis
Correct answer

Hydradenitis

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