A patient presented within chest pain to the emergency room and dies within 12 hours of arrival. After 5 days, autopsy shows necrosis in Myocardium. What is the type of necrosis?
Correct Answer: Coagulative
Description: Organs with end arterial blood supply will show usually the Coagulative type of necrosis; solid organs like a heart will always show Coagulative necrosis. Caseous necrosis is usually seen in tuberculosis. and shows associated granulomatous inflammation. Liquefactive necrosis is usually seen in brain parenchyma. Fibrinoid necrosis is a special form of necrosis seen in the immune complex-mediated destruction of blood vessels like in various types of vasculitis.
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