🏥 USMLE Exam Prep

A biopsy specimen from a patient with a chronic inflammatory condition shows aggregates of activated macrophages, epithelioid cells, and multinucleated giant cells, often surrounded by lymphocytes. This histological finding is characteristic of which type of inflammation?

A Suppurative inflammation
B Serous inflammation
C Fibrinous inflammation
D Granulomatous inflammation

✓ Correct Answer: Option D

The description of epithelioid cells, multinucleated giant cells, and aggregates of activated macrophages surrounded by lymphocytes is the hallmark of granulomatous inflammation, typically seen in chronic immune responses to persistent pathogens or foreign bodies.

Related USMLE Exam Prep Questions