TB Skin Diseases Quiz
TB Skin Diseases Quiz
TB Skin Diseases Quiz
TB/Bovis infection
1. Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis is also known as?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Prosectors wart
Warty Tuberculosis
Lupus verrucosus
All of the above
Answer: D
2. This is a painless ulcer which may be quite insignificant or may
enlarge to a diameter of more than 5 cm. It is shallow with a
granular or hemorrhagic base studded with miliary abscesses or
covered by necrotic tissue.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Prosectors wart
Tuberculous primary complex
Tuberculous verrucosa cutis
A and C
None of the above
Answer: B
3. Progression is characterized by elevation, a deeper brownish color
and formation of a plaque. Involution in one area with expansion in
another often results in a gyrate outline border. Ulceration may
occur.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Lupus Vulgaris
Tuberculous primary complex
Tuberculosis luposa
A and C
All of the above
Answer: D
4. This skin disease represents contiguous involvement of the skin
overlying another site of infection (e.g., tuberculous
lymphadenitis, tuberculosis of bones and joints, or tuberculous
epididymitis).
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Lupus Vulgaris
Tuberculosis luposa
Prosectors wart
Scrofuloderma
None of the above
Answer: D
Answer: B
6. Clinical findings show a small yellowish or reddish nodule appears
on the mucosa and breaks down to form a soft ulcer with a typical
punched-out appearance, undermined edges, and circular or
irregular border.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Answer: D
7. It is an extremely chronic, progressive form of cutaneous
tuberculosis occurring in individuals with moderate immunity and a
high degree of tuberculin sensitivity.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Lupus vulgaris
Scrofuloderma
Orificial tuberculosis
A and C
None of the above
Answer: A
8. Clinical findings involve Lesions usually occur on the hands, in
children, on the lower extremities. Small asymptomatic papule or
papulopustule with a purple inflammatory halo. Hyperkeratotic
and are often mistaken for a common wart.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Lupus vulgaris
Lupus verrucosus
Tuberculosis colliquativa cutis
A and C
None of the above
Answer: B
9. The most prominent histopathologic features of this disease are
Pseudoepitheliomatous hyper plasia with marked hyperkeratosis, a
dense inflammatory infiltrate, and abscesses in the superficial
dermis or within the pseudoepitheliomatous rete pegs.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Answer: A
10.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Answer: E