KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 200 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 12-year-old patient suffering from acute leukemia presents with fever up to 39.8°C, acute pain in the throat. Examination of the oral cavity has revealed swollen tonsils, their surface is covered in deep lesions with uneven margins, numerous petechial hemorrhages in the pharyngeal mucosa and around the tonsils. Determine the type of tonsillitis that complicates the disease progress in this case:
- A. Catarrhal
- B. Necrotic
- C. Purulent
- D. Lacunar
- E. Fibrinous
Hint
Consider what happens to the tonsillar tissue when leukemia removes normal neutrophil defence, and what deep defects with ragged edges indicate.
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