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111. Scleroderma involves:__________?

A. Tightening of oral mucosa and periodontal involvement
B. Multiple palmar keratosis
C. Raynaud’s phenomenon
D. All of the above

112. Erythema multiformae is:___________?

A. An acute self limiting disease, of skin and oral mucous membrane
B. painless vesicular self limiting disease
C. A viral disease
D. Bacterial infection

113. Darier’s disease is associated with:____________?

A. Pernicious anaemia
B. Rickets with involvement of teeth and bones
C. Vitamin A deficiency and involvement of oral epithelium and skin
D. Diffuse tender ulceration on the palate predominantly

114. Koebner’s phenomenon is seen with_____________?

A. Erythema multiforme
B. Pemphigoid
C. Psoriasis
D. Impetigo

115. Tzancks smear test is used in the diagnosis of___________?

A. pemphigus
B. ANUG
C. Apthous disease
D. Lichen planus

116. Unusual extensibility of the tongue is a characteristic feature of:__________?

A. Epidermolysis bullose
B. Syphilis
C. Darier-White disease
D. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

117. Which of the following is not a type of lichen planus?

A. Atrophic
B. Hypertrophic
C. Verrucous
D. Erosive

118. A fluid filled elevated lesion of skin is called___________?

A. Bulla
B. Macule
C. Papule
D. Nodule

119. Grinspan syndrome is associated with:_________?

A. Hypertension, diabetes, lichen planus
B. Oral, ocular, genital lesions
C. Hypertension with oral lesions
D. lemphigus, CHF, diabetes

120. In lichen planus the basal cells which are shrunken with an eosinophilic cytoplasm and with a pyknotic and fragmented nuclei are called__________?

A. Tzanck cells
B. Civatte bodies
C. Donovan bodies
D. Rushton bodies