Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2019
A 39-year-old man, a battery attendant, suddenly developed weakness, loss of appetite, non localized colicky abdominal pains, and nausea. Objectively his skin is gray. there is a 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. Constipation tends to occur every 3-4 days. What is the most likely provisional diagnosis?
Answer options
- Perforation of gastric ulcer
- Saturnism (lead poisoning)
- Acute cholecystitis
- Acute appendicitis
- Chronic alcoholism
Correct answer
Saturnism (lead poisoning)
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