ABDOMINAL
GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY
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Question
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A 48-year-old butcher died of a sepsis. A gross investigation of his right cheek revealed a dense, dark red, 6 cm in diameter, corn-shape infiltrate with a black crust in its centre. The right half of his face and neck were edematous and solid. A microscopical investigation of a lesion showed the peracute serous-hemorrhagic inflammation with epidermal and adjacent tissue necrosis within the central zone of an infiltrate. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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Anthrax
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Plague
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Tularemia
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Phlegmon of a neck
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Infection is suggested by localising symptoms (e.g. cough with green sputum or skin heat and erythema or urinary frequency and dysuria) or non-localising symptoms (e.g. fever, sweats, chills, rigors or malaise).
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following statements are true of the acquired immune system? It develops as you are exposed to potential infections and vaccinations. The important white blood cells of the acquired immune system are lymphocytes.
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