KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 198 · KROK (Dentistry)
A worker of a cattle farm consulted a surgeon about fever up to 40 °C, headache, weakness. Objective examination of his back revealed hyperaemia and a dark red infiltration up to 5 cm in diameter with black bottom in the centre and some pustules. What disease are these presentations typical for?
- A. Plague
- B. Abscess
- C. Furuncle
- D. Tularemia
- E. Anthrax
Hint
Focus on the occupational contact with cattle and the black necrotic centre of the skin lesion surrounded by a ring of vesicles or pustules.
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