Question

A 35-year-old male is diagnosed with lobar pneumonia (lung infection). Which of the following exudates would be present in highest concentration at the site of this advanced inflammatory response?A. Serous.B. Purulent.C. Hemorrhagic.D. Fibrinous.

Answer 1

D. Fibrinous

Step-by-step explanation:

In medicine, lobar or segmental pneumonia is a type of pneumonia characterized by lesions of a whole lobe or a large segment of the lung and, in general, affects or compromises all the pulmonary structures of the affected region.

Pneumonia is almost always accompanied by an asymptomatic fibrinous or serofibrinous pleurisy. If pneumococci pass into this exudate, a pleural empyema is rapidly constituted (2-6% of cases). Concomitant fibrinous pericarditis is observed in 4 to 20% of cases.