9 - dermatology mcqs - 10 to 15

10Q: one among the below is the precursor filament material for the keratin of skin?

1. filagrin
2. tonofilaments
3. desmogleins
4. intercellular filaments

answer : b . tonofilaments .

11q: an adult male labourer attends a skin clinic for an itchy skin lesion that is well circumscribed, annular raised and crusty . the surface of the lesion is pebbled and granular and there is history of topical steroid therapy since 3 months. Most probable diagnosis ?

1. annular lichen planus
2. majocchic’s granuloma
3. granuloma annulare
4. candida glabrata

answer : b . majocchi’s granuloma .

12q: jarisch hexheimer reaction usually occurs in?

1. yaws
2. treated syphilis
3. chancroid
4. donovanosis

answer : b . treated syphilis .

13q: how do u name a clinical entity in which a sexually active male had simultaneous infection by spirochete and another microbial agent ?

1. pseudo chancre
2. chancre redux
3. phagedemic chancre
4. atypical chancre

answer: d . atypical chancre .

14q: which is the mycobacterium species variant that is know to cause sub-cutaneous abscesses ?

1. M.fortuitum
2. M.ulcerans
3. M.kansasii
4. M.avium intracellulare

Answer : a . M. FORTUITUM .

15Q: ballooning is characteristic of ?

1. herpes zoster
2. ballons impetigo
3. bullous pemphigoid
4. pemphigus vulgaris

answer: a . herpes zoster .