KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 38 · KROK (Dentistry)
Autopsy of a man who had tuberculosis revealed a 3x2 cm large cavity in the superior lobe of the right lung. The cavity was interconnected with a bronchus, its wall was dense and consisted of three layers: the internal layer was pyogenic, the middle layer was composed of tuberculous granulation tissue and the external one consisted of connective tissue. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A. Acute cavernous tuberculosis
- B. Acute focal tuberculosis
- C. Tuberculoma
- D. Fibrous focal tuberculosis
- E. Fibrous cavernous tuberculosis
Hint
Count the layers of the cavity wall and consider what an outer connective-tissue layer says about how long the cavity has existed.
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