KROK 1 2017 – Question 40 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
On autopsy of a 40-year-old woman, who had been suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, her spleen is found to be dense and enlarged. On dissection its tissue is red-brown colored, with enlarged follicles resembling semi-transparent grayish-white granules. What is the most likely pathological process?
- A. Porphyry spleen
- B. Splenic hyalinosis
- C. Sago spleen
- D. Sugar-coated spleen
- E. Lardaceous spleen
Hint
Think about which complication of long-standing inflammatory disease affects the spleen, and which gross pattern places the abnormal material in the follicles versus the red pulp.
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