KROK 1 2009 – Question 118 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
A man had worked in a coal mine for over 20 years. After his death autopsy revealed that his lungs were dense, grayish-black and had large areas of neogenic connective tissue containing a lot of microphages with black pigment in the cytoplasm. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A. Talcosis
- B. Anthracosis
- C. Siderosis
- D. Silicoanthracosis
- E. Anthracosilicosis
Hint
Match the pigment inside the macrophages and the occupation to the type of inhaled dust, and ask whether the stem suggests any second dust component.
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