KROK 1 2007 – Question 107 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
Microscopical examination of a removed appendix revealed an edema, diffuse neutrophilic infiltration of appendix wall along with necrosis and defect of mucous membrane with affection of its muscle plate. What appendicitis form was developed?
- A. Gangrenous
- B. Ulcerophlegmonous
- C. Phlegmonous
- D. Apostematous
- E. Superficial
Hint
Ask how far the neutrophilic infiltration extends through the wall and how deep the mucosal defect reaches, then match this pair of findings with the classical forms of destructive appendicitis.
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