KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 179 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient was suffering from primary tuberculosis 5 years ago. Radiography has revealed a sharply marginated nodular shadow with diameter of 4 cm in the 2nd segment of the right lung. Focus was surgically removed. Histological study has revealed the following: the focus of caseous necrosis surrounded by the thick capsule of connective tissue. What kind of secondary tuberculosis has occurred in patient?
- A. Tuberculoma
- B. Caseous pneumonia
- C. Cirrhotic tuberculosis
- D. Fibro-cavernous tuberculosis
- E. Acute cavernous tuberculosis
Hint
Focus on the combination of a round, sharply outlined focus and a caseous centre walled off by a thick fibrous capsule without a cavity.
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