KROK 1 2011 – Question 127 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
A patient died from cardiopulmonary decompensation. Histological examination revealed diffused pulmonary affection along with interstitial edema, infiltration of tissue by lymphocytes, macrophages, plasmocytes; pulmonary fibrosis, panacinar emphysema. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A. Fibrosing alveolitis
- B. Bronchial asthma
- C. Bronchopneumonia
- D. Pulmonary atelectasis
- E. Chronic bronchitis
Hint
Look at which compartment of the lung the infiltrate and scarring occupy, and whether the process is focal or diffuse.
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