Caseous necrosis is see in?: (A) CMV infection, (B) Pneumocoocal infection, (C) Histoplasmosis, (D) HSV infection
Answer is C. Caseous necrosis
It is a variant of coagulative necrosis. It is most commonly encountered when cell death is attributable to certain organisms e.g., Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB), syphilis and fungi (Histoplasma, Coccidioidomycosis).