KROK 1 2009 – Question 142 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
A pathology-histology laboratory received a vermiform appendix up to 2.0 cm thick. Its serous membrane was pale, thick and covered with yellowish-green films. The wall was flaccid, of grayish-red colour. The appendix lumen was dilated and filled with yellowish-green substance. Histological examination revealed that the appendix wall was infiltrated with neutrophils. Specify the appendix disease:
- A. Acute gangrenous appendicitis
- B. Acute superficial appendicitis
- C. Acute phlegmonous appendicitis
- D. Acute simple appendicitis
- E. Chronic appendicitis
Hint
Weigh how far the neutrophilic infiltration extends through the wall and whether the wall is necrotic, to grade the severity of the inflammation.
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