KROK 1 Stomatology 2013 – Question 138 · KROK (Dentistry)

Autopsy of a young man revealed some lung cavities with inner walls made up of granulation tissue with varying degrees of maturity; pronounced pneumosclerosis and bronchiectasis. Some cavities had caseation areas. What is your presumptive diagnosis?

  1. A. Acute cavernous tuberculosis
  2. B. Infiltrative tuberculosis
  3. C. Caseous pneumonia
  4. D. Bronchiectasis
  5. E. Fibrous cavernous tuberculosis
Hint

Look at the signs of chronicity: cavity walls of granulation tissue at different stages of maturation plus marked pneumosclerosis.

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