KROK 1 2015 – Question 178 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
During pathomorphological kidney investigation of a patient, who for a long time had been suffering from osteomyelitis and died from progressing renal failure, the following was revealed: deposits of homogeneous eosinophilic masses in glomerular mesangium, arterial and arteriolar walls, and stroma, which became red when stained with Congo red. What pathological process is this?
- A. Mucoid swelling
- B. Amyloidosis
- C. Hyalinosis
- D. Calcinosis
- E. Carbohydrate degeneration
Hint
Think about what a positive Congo red stain and a long history of chronic suppuration say about the nature of the deposit in the kidney.
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