09-28-2006, 12:09 AM
42 yr old man with pneumococcal pneumonia has acute fibrinous pleuritis. Which of the following proteolytic enzymes is required to eliminate the exudate and restore normal pleural anatomy?
a. collagenase
b. plasmin
c. stromeolysin
d. thrombin
e. trypsin
a. collagenase
b. plasmin
c. stromeolysin
d. thrombin
e. trypsin