Paper I — 2023 January (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Q14

Paper I

2023 January (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Name a condition where “nutmeg liver pattern” is seen.

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Answer

Chronic venous congestion of the liver due to right-sided (or congestive) cardiac failure — producing a mottled, mahogany-brown cut surface resembling a nutmeg seed, due to centrilobular congestion/haemorrhage contrasting with the paler, less congested periportal zones.

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