Oral Pathology & Medicine Mcqs - Set 17

1)   Reed-sternberg cells are characteristically seen in______________?

a. Alpha-thalassemia
b. Glandular fever
c. Hansan’s disease
d. Hodgkin’s disease
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Hodgkin’s disease

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   Which of the following produces osteoblastic secondaries_____________?

a. Carcinoma lung
b. Carcinoma breast
c. Carcinoma urinary bladder
d. Carcinoma prostate
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Carcinoma prostate

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is seen commonly on_______________?

a. Lips
b. Buccal mucosa
c. Tongue
d. Palate
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Lips

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   Which of the following lesions are seen in van recklinghausen’s disease of skin______________?

a. Hemangioma
b. Ameloblastoma
c. Neurofibroma
d. Giant cell fibroma
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Neurofibroma

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   Which of the following is false regarding measles ?

a. Koplik’s spots
b. Muculo papular skin rash
c. Fever and malaise
d. Nikolsky’s sign
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Nikolsky’s sign

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   Papulovesicular oral lesions are seen in________________?

a. Measles
b. Herpangina
c. Rubelia
d. Hand foot and disease
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Herpangina

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   A 60 year old male presents with a 2 day history of a severe left ear ache with a burning sensation in the ear and loss of taste. There is left sided weakness of both upper and lower facial muscles. Facial sensation is normal. A few vesicles are seen in the pharynx. What is the most likely diagnosis ?

a. Bell’s palsy
b. Acoustic neuroma
c. Diphtheria
d. Ramsay Hunt syndrome
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   The most common reported oral malignancy in HIV infection is______________?

a. Squamous cell carcinoma
b. Verrucous carcinoma
c. Multiple myeloma
d. Kaposi sarcoma
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Kaposi sarcoma

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   The virus which causes Herpes zoster is same as that which causes______________?

a. Herpes simplex
b. Herpangina
c. Chicken pox
d. Measles
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Chicken pox

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   The lesion which is erythematous, recurrent and distributed along with the sensory nerve trunk is_____________?

a. Herpes zoster
b. Erythema multiformae
c. Herpetic gingivo stomatis
d. Recurrent aphthous
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Herpes zoster

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   Rubeola refers to________________?

a. German measles
b. Measles
c. Small pox
d. Chicken pox
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Measles

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   Which is best for diagnosis of primary herpes simplex infection ?

a. Smear stained with Giemsa stain
b. Smear stained with Wrist’s stain
c. Flurorescent staining of cytology smear
d. Routing cytology
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Flurorescent staining of cytology smear

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   A 40-year old lady presents with unilateral demotonic distribution of veslcular eruptions. associated with severe pain. The most likely diagnosis is____________________?

a. Herpes zoster
b. Chicken pox
c. Recurrent herpes simplex infection
d. infectious mononucleosis
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Herpes zoster

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   Acute herpetic gingivostomatitis_____________?

a. occur in children and young adults
b. occur only in young children
c. occur in only adults
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: occur in children and young adults

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   Steroids are indicated in all of the following conditions except______________?

a. oedema following extractions
b. oral ulcers in AIDS patients
c. TMJ arthritis
d. Angioneurotic oedema
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: oral ulcers in AIDS patients

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   Shingles occurs________________?

a. Primary infection
b. is unilateral
c. occurs on movable tissues
d. is bilatral
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: is unilateral

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   Cytological smear showing multinucleated giant cells, synctium and ballooning degeneration of the nucleus is a characteristic of_____________?

a. Herpes simplex virus infection
b. Erythema multiforme
c. Recurrent apthous stomatitis
d. Coxsackie virus infection
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Herpes simplex virus infection

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   Herpetiformis vesicles, which rupture and leave areas of superficial intraoral ulcers, are caused by_____________?

a. Varicella Zoster virus
b. Herpes zoster virus
c. Coxsackie virus
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: None of the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   Ramsay Hunt syndrome the cranial nerve involved is______________?

a. Trigeminal
b. Facial
c. Glossopharyngeal
d. Occulomotor nurve
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Facial

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   In herpes primary lesion is_______________?

a. ulcer
b. papule
c. vesicle
d. Bullae
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: vesicle

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   Mumps is caused by______________?

a. Orthomyxo virus
b. Paramyxo virus
c. Rheno virus
d. EB virus
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Paramyxo virus

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   Primary herpetic lesions involving the gingiva are most likely to occur during ages____________?

a. 1-5 years
b. 6-12 years
c. 13-16 years
d. They are likely to occur equally at any age
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1-5 years

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   Recurrent ulcers occurring on gingiva and palate are most probably________________?

a. Aphthous ulcers
b. Herpes simplex
c. koplick spots
d. Lesions of Behcet’s syndrome
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Herpes simplex

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   Coxsackie virus causes______________?

a. infectious mononucleosis
b. lymphoma
c. herpangina
d. herpes
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: herpangina

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   A 3 year old child has a fever of 102 degree F; and following upper respiratory tract infection discrete vesicles and ulcers on the soft plate and pharynx are noted, The most probable diagnosis is _____________?

a. Herpangina
b. Scarlet fever
c. Rubella
d. Herpetic gingivostomatitis
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Herpangina

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


26)   Which of the following would be seen in late HIV cases ?

a. Kaposi’s sarcoma
b. Oral hairy leukoplakia
c. Gingivitis/periodontitis
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


27)   Which of the following does not cause oral cancer in children ?

a. Herpes simplex
b. Esptein bar
c. Cytomegalovirus
d. Varicella zoster
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Varicella zoster

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


28)   Which of the following is not associated with gingival lesions ?

a. Herpes
b. Recurrent apthae
c. Pemphigus
d. Pyogenic granuloma
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Recurrent apthae

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


29)   In HIV, which cells are affected_______________?

a. CD4
b. CD8
c. Monocytes
d. Lymphocytes
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: CD4

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   Which virus given below is not a teratogenic virus ?

a. Rubella
b. Cytomegalovirus
c. Herpes simplex
d. Measles
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Measles

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


31)   Herpes simplex is seen in______________?

a. < 10 yrs. of age
b. 12-15 yrs. of age
c. 25-30 yrs. of age
d. 55-60 yrs. of age
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: < 10 yrs. of age

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


32)   Which of the following is NOT True about primary HSV infection ?

a. primarily affects the anterior portion of the mouth causes acute gingivits
b. causes acute gingivits
c. occurs as epidemic
d. shows prodromal symptoms
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: occurs as epidemic

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


33)   Herpangina is caused by______________?

a. Herpes simplex virus
b. Coxsackie virus
c. Measles virus
d. Varicella zoster virus
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Coxsackie virus

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


34)   Coxsackie virus is implicated in____________?

a. Herpes zoster
b. Measles
c. Small pox
d. Hand, Mouth & foot disease
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Hand, Mouth & foot disease

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


35)   Drug used in case of Herpetic lesions_______________?

a. Acyclovir
b. Penicillin
c. Tetracycline
d. Ciprofloxacin
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Acyclovir

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


36)   Recurrent herpes occurs due to_______________?

a. Virus in oral mucosa
b. Latent virus is skin supplying the area
c. Latent virus in nerve ganglia
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Latent virus is skin supplying the area

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


37)   Site specificity is seen in________________?

a. Syphilis
b. Recurrent herpes labialis
c. Carcinoma
d. Traumatic aphthous ulcer
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Recurrent herpes labialis

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


38)   Reactivation of varicella virus in a posterior root ganglion results in______________?

a. chicken pox
b. Herpes zoster
c. Herpes simplex
d. Poliomyelitis
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Herpes zoster

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


39)   Which of the following is a difference between herpangina and primary herpetic stomatitis______________?

a. It is preceded by prodromal symptoms
b. It is unilateral in nature
c. Ulcers relationship seen on the anterior faucial pillars
d. Viral etiology
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ulcers relationship seen on the anterior faucial pillars

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


40)   Prodromal symptoms precede 1 to 2 days before the onset of disease in___________?

a. Viral fever
b. erythema multiforme
c. pemphigus
d. pemphigoid
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Viral fever

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!