MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY

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An autopsy of the middle age man with a long history of bronchiectasis revealed markedly enlarged adrenals volume at the expense of a cortical layer. Adrenals were pale, dense, and sebaceous. Microscopic investigation showed the unstructured, amorphous, eosinophilic, Congo red positive deposits by reticular stroma and within vessels walls. These changes indicate a development of:
A
Amyloidosis
B
Mucoid swelling
C
Fibrinoid swelling
D
Lipidosis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Emphysema is a destructive disease of the lung in which the alveoli (small sacs) that promote oxygen exchange between the air and the bloodstream are destroyed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chronic bronchitis is inflammation (swelling) and irritation of the bronchial tubes. These tubes are the airways that carry air to and from the air sacs in your lungs. The irritation of the tubes causes mucus to build up.

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