ABIM auto antibodies questions and answers
"Lesions of scabies are seldom seen on:
the skin folds
the external genitalia
the toe nails
the buttocks
the breasts or abdomen" ✔✔the toe nails
"Atopic eczema may be associated with:
Chronic scalp scaling
rhinorrhoea
cardiac asthma
solar urticaria
creeping eruptions" ✔✔Chronic scalp scaling
"The following do not produce allergic contact dermatitis:
hair dye
cement
nickel
nylon
lye" ✔✔lye
"In lepromatous leprosy the following features are present:
, skin lesions are asymmetrical
bacilli abound in nasal mucosal smear
histology shows tuberculoid granulomas consisting of epithelioid cells.
cell mediated immunity is good
lepromin test is strongly positive" ✔✔bacilli abound in nasal mucosal smear
"Bacteria are associated with or contribute to the causation of the following:
seborrheic dermatitis
impetigo
pityriasis rosea
epidermodysplasia verrufiformis
alopecia areata" ✔✔impetigo
"In serologic test for syphilis:
positive results occur within two weeks of infection
tests are negative throughout the secondary phase
negative results may be seen after some years even without treatment
falling titre in early infections is of diagnostic significance
prozone phenomenon is common in tertiary syphilis" ✔✔negative results may be seen after some years
even without treatment
"Scaling is not a prominent feature of:
lichen planus
psoriasis
Seborrhoeic dermatitis
"Lesions of scabies are seldom seen on:
the skin folds
the external genitalia
the toe nails
the buttocks
the breasts or abdomen" ✔✔the toe nails
"Atopic eczema may be associated with:
Chronic scalp scaling
rhinorrhoea
cardiac asthma
solar urticaria
creeping eruptions" ✔✔Chronic scalp scaling
"The following do not produce allergic contact dermatitis:
hair dye
cement
nickel
nylon
lye" ✔✔lye
"In lepromatous leprosy the following features are present:
, skin lesions are asymmetrical
bacilli abound in nasal mucosal smear
histology shows tuberculoid granulomas consisting of epithelioid cells.
cell mediated immunity is good
lepromin test is strongly positive" ✔✔bacilli abound in nasal mucosal smear
"Bacteria are associated with or contribute to the causation of the following:
seborrheic dermatitis
impetigo
pityriasis rosea
epidermodysplasia verrufiformis
alopecia areata" ✔✔impetigo
"In serologic test for syphilis:
positive results occur within two weeks of infection
tests are negative throughout the secondary phase
negative results may be seen after some years even without treatment
falling titre in early infections is of diagnostic significance
prozone phenomenon is common in tertiary syphilis" ✔✔negative results may be seen after some years
even without treatment
"Scaling is not a prominent feature of:
lichen planus
psoriasis
Seborrhoeic dermatitis
