KROK 1 2016 – Question 193 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
A patient with femoral neck fracture, who for a long time had to remain in bed in a forced (supine) position, has developed dark-brown lesions along the backbone; soft tissues are swollen, in the areas of maceration there is a foul-smelling liquid. Name the clinicopathologic type of necrosis:
- A. Sequestrum
- B. Infarction
- C. Bedsore
- D. Coagulation necrosis
- E. Dry gangrene
Hint
Consider how a long, immobile stay in one position affects the blood supply and nutrition of soft tissues lying over bony prominences.
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