A 66-year-old man has had fatigue, shortness ofbreath, and temperatures to 40°C (104°F) for a week. An x-ray of the ches
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:48 am
A 66-year-old man has had fatigue, shortness ofbreath, and temperatures to 40°C (104°F) for a week. An x-ray of the chest shows a cavitary lesion with a fluid level in the right lower lobe of the lungs. Culture of sputum grows Klebsie/la pneu1noniae. Symptoms resolve with antibiotic treatment. Which of the following is most likely to be found in the right lower lobe 6 months later?
A) Focal pulmonary fibrosis
B) Granulomatous inflammation
C) Liquefactive necrosis
D) Metaplastic pulmonary epithelium
E) Normal pulmonary parenchyma
A) Focal pulmonary fibrosis
B) Granulomatous inflammation
C) Liquefactive necrosis
D) Metaplastic pulmonary epithelium
E) Normal pulmonary parenchyma