Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2018
A 39-year-old man, a battery attendant, suddenly developed weakness, loss of appetite, nonlocalized colicky abdominal pains, and nausea. Objectively his skin is gray; there is pink-gray stripe on his gums; the stomach is soft and sharply painful. Blood test detected erythrocytes with basophilic stippling and anemia. The patient has a history of peptic ulcer disease of the stomach. There is tendency to constipation. What is the most likely provisional diagnosis?
Answer options
- Saturnism (lead poisosning)
- Acute appendicitis
- Acute cholecystitis
- Perforation of gastric ulcer
- Chronic alcoholism
Correct answer
Saturnism (lead poisosning)
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