KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 35 · KROK (Dentistry)
An autopsy of the body of an elderly man, who was suffering from acute intestinal disorder during his last 2 weeks of life, has revealed the following change in the rectum and sigmoid colon: brown and green film covering the mucosa is detected. The intestinal wall is thickened; the cavity sharply narrows down. Microscopy reveals mucosa necrosis of varying depth, necrotic tissue is pierced through with fibrin threads, leucocytic infiltration is observed. What diagnosis is the most probable?
- A. Catarrhal colitis
- B. Follicular colitis
- C. Fibrinous colitis
- D. Ulcerative colitis
- E. -
Hint
Look at what the film on the mucosa consists of microscopically and which stage of dysentery affects the rectum and sigmoid colon this way.
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