Pathology · Multiple Systems · Medium
Phlegmon
Meaning: Spreading area of acute inflammation and infection in soft tissue without a walled-off pus collection.
In practice: CT showed a phlegmon around the appendix rather than a discrete abscess.
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Answer: Giardia
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Answer: Metaplasia
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