MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An autopsy of the 47-year-old man revealed the right lung firm with dry hypoinflated granular pulmonary tissue. Visceral pleura presented with membranous gray-brown fibrin fibers on the pleura. What is the most likely diagnosis? What is the most likely diagnosis?
A
Croupous pneumonia
B
Tuberculosis
C
Bronchopneumonia
D
Intestinal pneumonia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that can affect many organs of the body, most commonly the lungs. The inflammation causes the formation of nodules, called granulomas, in the affected organs.

Detailed explanation-2: -The pleurae are serous membranes which fold back onto themselves to form a two-layered membranous structure. The thin space between the two pleural layers is known as the pleural cavity and normally contains a small amount of pleural fluid.

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