KROK 1 2011 – Question 18 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
During examination of a 6-year-old child a doctor revealed greyish films on the pharyngeal tonsils. Their removal provoked moderate haemorrhage. Bacterioscopy revealed gram-positive clublike bacteria. What symptoms will develop in this child within the next few days if no specific treatment is provided?
- A. Pulmonary edema
- B. Strong paroxysmal cough
- C. Papulous skin rash
- D. Toxic lesions of myocard, liver and kidney
- E. Intermittent fever
Hint
Name the organism from the adherent film and the Gram-stained rods, then ask what its main virulence factor does once it spreads beyond the throat and which cells it targets.
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