KROK 1 2023 – Question 83 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
Autopsy of the body of a man who died of ethylene glycol poisoning revealed slightly enlarged edematous kidneys with the capsule that could be very easily removed. The cortical substance is pale gray and wide. The medullary substance is dark red. What kidney pathology developed in the patient?
- A. Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis
- B. Lipoid nephrosis
- C. Acute pyelonephritis
- D. Necrotic nephrosis
- E. Acute glomerulonephritis
Hint
Think about which part of the nephron is directly injured by the toxic metabolites of this poison, and what a swollen pale cortex with a congested medulla suggests.
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