KROK 1 2023 – Question 108 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 9-year-old child developed a severe case of purulent destructive pneumonia, for which the child was receiving a massive antibacterial therapy. The disease was rapidly progressing. Against the background of marked intoxication, a sharp drop in blood pressure was registered, the child went into a state of shock that resulted in the child’s death. What etiopathogenetic type of shock developed in the child?
- A. Hypovolemic shock
- B. Toxic shock syndrome
- C. Anaphylactic shock
- D. Hemolytic shock
- E. Cardiogenic shock
Hint
Consider the type of shock in which a severe bacterial infection with marked intoxication leads to widespread vasodilation and a collapse of blood pressure.
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