Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2024
A patient complains of a fever of 39°C, chills, headache, difficulty sleeping, and poor appetite. Objectively, on the back surface of the neck, there is a large, purple-cyanotic, sharply painful, dense infiltrate. In the center of the Infiltrate, there are several openings, through which thick yellow-green pus is being discharged. What is the most likely diagnosis in this case?
Answer options
- Erysipelas
- Carbuncle
- Abscess
- Hidradenitis
- Furuncle
Correct answer
Carbuncle
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