KROK 1 2020 – Question 70 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
Regional lymph nodes surrounding an infected wound are enlarged. Histological examination shows increased number of macrophages, lymphocytes, and lymphatic follicles in the cortical layer of the lymph nodes, as well as a large amount of plasma cells. What process in the lymph nodes is indicated by these histological changes?
- A. Transplant rejection
- B. Acquired deficiency of lymphoid tissue
- C. Neoplastic aberration
- D. Congenital deficiency of lymphoid tissue
- E. Antigen stimulation
Hint
Consider how a regional node normally reacts when material from microbes in an infected wound drains into it, and what the follicles and plasma cells indicate.
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