KROK 1 2016 – Question 75 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
A patient hospitalized due to mercury intoxication presents with the following processes in the kidneys: focal necrotic changes of tubules of major renal regions, edema, leukocyte infiltration and hemorrhages in the interstitial tissue, venous congestion. What condition developed in the patient?
- A. Chronic renal failure
- B. Acute glomerulonephritis
- C. Acute necrotic nephrosis
- D. Chronic pyelonephritis
- E. Acute pyelonephritis
Hint
Think about which structure is the primary target of the toxin in this poisoning and whether the lesion is degenerative or inflammatory.
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