KROK 1 2020 – Question 32 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
A 6-year-old child had acute onset of the disease that started as catarrhal nasopharyngitis. 2 days later the patient died. Autopsy of the body shows markedly plethoric and swollen pia mater that is soaked with thick turbid yellow-green fluid. The brain is swollen, the cerebellar tonsils are enlarged, and there is a clearly visible ligature mark on the brain. The described changes are characteristic of:
- A. Meningococcosis
- B. Pertussis
- C. Influenza
- D. Measles
- E. Diphtheria
Hint
Link the nasopharyngeal start and the thick purulent exudate over the brain with the cause of death suggested by the changes in the cerebellar tonsils.
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