KROK 1 Stomatology 2013 – Question 50 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 77-year-old patient with atherosclerosis got pain in his right foot. The foot is enlarged, the skin is black and macerated, the demarcation zone is not defined clearly. What pathological process arose in the foot?
- A. Dry gangrene
- B. Sequestrum
- C. Wet gangrene
- D. Coagulation necrosis
- E. Noma
Hint
Ask what the swelling, maceration and unclear demarcation line say about the tissue water content and the course of the necrosis.
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