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MP Binitha

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M P Binitha

India

1. Kwashiorkor in the Ga language of Ghana means-

a). Sickness with oedema

b). Sickness of the peeling skin

c). Sickness with wasting

d). Sickness of the weanling

2. The Minimal inhibitory concentration of ofloxacin (in microgram/ml of serum) to which Mycobacterium leprae is sensitive-

a). 0.1

b). 0.2

c). 0.3

d). 0.4

3. A combined melanocytic nevus is-

a). an atypical nevus with a Becker′s nevus

b). a blue nevus with an overlying melanocytic nevus.

c). A congenitl nevus with a Becker′s nevus

d). A malignant blue nevus

4. The cell of origin for Kaposi′s sarcoma-

a). dermal dendrocyte

b). endothelial cell

c). fibrocyte

d). pericyte

5. Pellagra in Italian means-

a). diarrhoea with madness

b). diarrohoea with peeling skin

c). rough skin

d). sharp burning skin

6. Connective tissue nevi include-

a). dermatofibroma

b). dermatofibrosis lenticularis disseminata

c). dermatomyoflbroma

d). shagreen patch

7. Fingerprint-like lesions are seen in-

a). Iymphomatoid papulosis

b). large-plaque parapsoriasis

c). small-plaque parapsoriasis

d). Speigler-Fendt sarcoid

8. Vitamin deficiencies not associated with skin findings-

a). C

b). D

c). E

d). K

9. Hutchinson′s sign, which is a specific indication of melanoma, means-

a). brown or black discoloration of a nail

b). pigmentation of periungual skin at the base of linear melanonychia

c). bleeding in a pre-existing nevus

d). pigment variegation in a nevus

10. Acquired zinc deficiency may be seen in-

a). alcoholism

b). burns

c). hypothyroidism

d). renal tubular disease

Answers

1.d, 2.b, 3.b, 4.b, 5.c,d 6.b,d 7.c 8.b,c 9.b 10.a,b,d