KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 42 · KROK (Dentistry)

A 7-year-old child suffers from acute disease. A pediatrician observed the following during examination: pharynx mucosa is hyperemic, edematous, swollen, covered with large amount of mucus. Buccal mucosa has whitish discoloured spots. On the next day the child came out in rash with large spots covering the skin of his face, neck and torso. What kind of inflammation causes changes in pharynx mucosa?

  1. A. Catarrhal
  2. B. Serous
  3. C. Serofibrinous
  4. D. Fibrinous
  5. E. Hemorrhagic
Hint

Focus on the type of exudate described on the pharyngeal mucosa — abundant mucus mixed into the exudate.

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