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1.A 22-year old woman develops an acute contact dermatitis to a household-cleaning agent. Which of the

following treatments is most appropriate during the bullous, oozing stage?

a Wet dressings

b !ystemic corticosteroids

c "opical anestheticsd !ystemic antibiotics

2.Which of the following is a characteristic if ringworm of the scalp as compared with the other

dermatophytoses?

a #ore fre$uent occurrence in childhood

b %igh degree of contagiousness

c Ability to invade the dermis

d !ensitivity to penicillin

e Ability to invade to other organs

&.A 2' year old man develops warts on his hand. Which of the following is a correct statement concerning

these s(in lesions?

a Are viral in etiology

b #ay be premalignant lesions

c Are found mainly in patients with lymphoma

d Are contagious in children only

e #ay be treated with griseofulvin

).A *) year old man notices bullous-type lesions over her thighs and a+illa. "hey are itchy, but not painful,

and she has no other symptoms. n e+amination, there are larger tense, serous-filled bullae on the

affected areas. A biopsy confirms the diagnosis of bullous pemphigiod. Which of the following histologic

features is typical of this condition?

a onspecific changes

b mmunoglobulin A /gA deposits

c 0esions within the epidermis /acantholysis

d asement membrane lesions

e mmunoglobulin # /g# deposits

.Which of the following best describes mycosis fungoides?

a 3ungal infection of the epidermis

b enign s(in lesion

c 4utaneous lymphoma

d 3orm of eczema

e 5ermatitis

*.An 61 year old man presents with pallor, glossitis, cheilitis, and vitiligo. Which of the following is the

most li(ely diagnosis?

a !ic(le cell anemia

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b 4old agglutinin syndrome

c #ethemoglobinemia

d 7ernicious anemia

e 7olycythemia

'.A '8 year old man develops multiple pruritic s(in lesions and bullae mostly in the a+illae and around the

medical aspects of his groin and thighs. "here are some lesions on his forearms and on his lower legs

/first appeared in this location, and moderately painful oral lesions. i(ols(y9s a sign in negative. "here is

no eye involvement. Which of the following is the most li(ely diagnosis?

a 5ermatitis herpetiformis

b 7emphigus vulgaris

c ullous pemphigoid

d 4icatricial pemphigoid

e :pidermolysis bullosa

6.Which of the following is the most li(ely drug to cause pemphigus vulgaris /7;?

a 4aptoprilb 5-penicillamine

c !ulfonamides

d %ydralazine

e adiotherapy

c ltraviolet light

d "etracycline

e sotretinoin

18.A '8 year old man comes to the emergency department because of a s(in rash and severe itching. %e

appears ill@ there is a generalized s(in rash that is scaly, erythematous and thic(ened. %is palms, soles,

and scalp are also involved. Which of the following is the most li(ely diagnosis?

a 7emphigus vulgaris

b rosacea

c erythroderma / e+foliative dermatitis

d dermatitis herpetiformise disseminated varicella