ABDOMINAL
GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY
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Question
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A 72-year old female died of severe grippe. A post-mortem revealed “the big motley lungs". Histological investigation showed acute hyperemia, hemorrhages, an edema of a pulmonary tissue, erythrocyte-rich exudate that, filled the bronchi and alveoli. What is the most likely kind of pneumonia?
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Hemorrhagic bronchopneumonia
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Catarrhal bronchopneumonia
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Purulent bronchopneumonia
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Desquamative bronchopneumonia
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Lesions on Post-Mortem Examination Grossly, there are extensive reddish-black to grayish-brown cranioventral regions of consolidation with gelatinous thickening of interlobular septa and fibrinous pleuritis. There are extensive thromboses, foci of lung necrosis, and limited evidence of bronchitis and bronchiolitis.
Detailed explanation-2: -Emphysema is a chronic lung condition in which the air sacs (alveoli) may be: Collapsed. Destroyed. Narrowed.
Detailed explanation-3: -What Is Pneumonia? Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that may be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. The infection causes the lungs’ air sacs (alveoli) to become inflamed and fill up with fluid or pus.
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