MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A patient with a history of fibrous-cavernous tuberculosis died of a renal failure. A post-mortem revealed a urine smell, left ventricle hypertrophy, fibrinous pericarditis, and fibrinous-hemorrhagic enterocolitis. Kidneys were small, reduced in sizes, dense, with plural foci of shrinkage. Histological investigation of the slides with Congo-Red staining showed pink masses within glomuleruli and vessels walls. In addition, destruction and an atrophy of the majority of nephrons, accompanied with a nephrosclerosis were determined. What is the most likely pathology of kidneys?
A
Amyloid-contracted kidneys
B
Contracted kidney
C
Arteriolosclerotic kidney
D
Pielonephritic contracted kidneys
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Caseous necrosis is a type of cell death that causes tissues to become “cheese-like” in appearance. The most common cause is tuberculosis, where granulomas form in your lungs.

Detailed explanation-2: -The caseous necrosis is the basic process of tuberculosis disease in humans.

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