Question 1

All the following side effects are associated with long-term prednisone use except:

Accepted Answer

A) Elevation of blood pressure 
B) Aggravation of diabetes 
C) Moon face 
D) Aggravation or reactivation of tuberculosis 
E) Precipitation of canker sores 
A) Elevation of blood pressure 
B) Aggravation of diabetes 
C) Moon face 
D) Aggravation or reactivation of tuberculosis 
E) Precipitation of canker sores

Question 2

Prodromal symptoms of pain and burning at the site where a lesion is about to occur are characteristic of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Primary syphilis 
B) Mucous membrane pemphigoid 
C) Secondary herpes labialis 
D) Chronic lupus erythematosus 
E) None of the above 
A) Primary syphilis 
B) Mucous membrane pemphigoid 
C) Secondary herpes labialis 
D) Chronic lupus erythematosus 
E) None of the above

Question 3

Corticosteroids are the drugs of choice for the treatment of all the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Pemphigus 
B) Pemphigoid 
C) Erythema multiforme 
D) Primary herpes gingivostomatitis 
E) Herpetiform aphthous ulcers 
A) Pemphigus 
B) Pemphigoid 
C) Erythema multiforme 
D) Primary herpes gingivostomatitis 
E) Herpetiform aphthous ulcers

Question 4

Secondary herpes simplex infections:

Accepted Answer

A) Are cured with topical acyclovir 
B) Usually present as single oval-shaped ulcers 
C) Typically affect the buccal mucosa, tongue, and mucosal surface of the lip when occurring as an intraoral expression of the disease 
D) Are always unilateral 
E) None of the above 
A) Are cured with topical acyclovir 
B) Usually present as single oval-shaped ulcers 
C) Typically affect the buccal mucosa, tongue, and mucosal surface of the lip when occurring as an intraoral expression of the disease 
D) Are always unilateral 
E) None of the above

Question 5

Biopsy tissue and cytology smears of early herpes simplex lesions show evidence of viral infection. The viral-induced changes would appear as alterations in the nuclei of which of the following cells?

Accepted Answer

A) Langerhans cells 
B) Inflammatory cells 
C) Fibroblasts 
D) Muscle cells 
E) None of the above 
A) Langerhans cells 
B) Inflammatory cells 
C) Fibroblasts 
D) Muscle cells 
E) None of the above

Question 6

The palate and maxillary ridge of a 56-year-old woman contain multiple flat ulcers of 8 weeks' duration. She has a positive Nikolsky sign and has no evidence of skin or lip lesions. Which of the following should receive serious consideration in the clinical differential diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A) Pemphigus vulgaris 
B) Herpangina 
C) Lichen planus 
D) Aphthous stomatitis 
E) Herpes simplex infection 
A) Pemphigus vulgaris 
B) Herpangina 
C) Lichen planus 
D) Aphthous stomatitis 
E) Herpes simplex infection

Question 7

Certain drugs and herpes simplex infections are known to precipitate which of the following oral diseases?

Accepted Answer

A) Major aphthous ulcers 
B) Pemphigus vulgaris 
C) Lupus erythematosus 
D) Behçet's syndrome 
E) None of the above 
A) Major aphthous ulcers 
B) Pemphigus vulgaris 
C) Lupus erythematosus 
D) Behçet's syndrome 
E) None of the above

Question 8

Eye lesions may occur with which of the following conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) Congenital syphilis 
B) Mucous membrane pemphigoid 
C) Behçet's syndrome 
D) Reiter's syndrome 
E) All the above 
A) Congenital syphilis 
B) Mucous membrane pemphigoid 
C) Behçet's syndrome 
D) Reiter's syndrome 
E) All the above

Question 9

Bilateral buccal mucosal white lesions would be expected in all the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Cannon's disease (white sponge nevus) 
B) Witkop's disease (HBI
D)  
C) Secondary herpes zoster 
D) Leukoedema 
E) Cheek chewing 
A) Cannon's disease (white sponge nevus) 
B) Witkop's disease (HBI
D)  
C) Secondary herpes zoster 
D) Leukoedema 
E) Cheek chewing

Question 10

Acyclovir is the drug of choice for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Zoster 
B) Aphthous ulcers 
C) Pemphigus 
D) Actinomycosis 
E) Lupus erythematosus 
A) Zoster 
B) Aphthous ulcers 
C) Pemphigus 
D) Actinomycosis 
E) Lupus erythematosus

Question 11

A 22-year-old woman complains of mildly painful ulcers in her hard palate. The ulcers are multiple and confluent. A similar condition has been noted in the patient on two previous occasions. This is most likely:

Accepted Answer

A) Trauma 
B) Herpangina 
C) Candidiasis 
D) Riga-Fede disease 
E) Secondary herpes 
A) Trauma 
B) Herpangina 
C) Candidiasis 
D) Riga-Fede disease 
E) Secondary herpes

Question 12

Oral vesiculoulcerative lesions are seen in association with infection by which of the following microorganisms?

Accepted Answer

A) Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
B) Treponema pallidum 
C) Coxsackie virus 
D) Actinomyces israelii 
E) All the above 
A) Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
B) Treponema pallidum 
C) Coxsackie virus 
D) Actinomyces israelii 
E) All the above

Question 13

Vesicles or bullae are not evident clinically in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Major aphthae 
B) Primary herpes 
C) Secondary herpes 
D) Cicatricial pemphigoid 
E) Epidermolysis bullosa 
A) Major aphthae 
B) Primary herpes 
C) Secondary herpes 
D) Cicatricial pemphigoid 
E) Epidermolysis bullosa

Question 14

A bullous eruption of attached gingiva mediated by autoantibodies to laminin 5 and BP antigens in basement membrane is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Pemphigus vulgaris 
B) Lupus erythematosus 
C) Erythema multiforme 
D) Behçet's syndrome 
E) Mucous membrane pemphigoid 
A) Pemphigus vulgaris 
B) Lupus erythematosus 
C) Erythema multiforme 
D) Behçet's syndrome 
E) Mucous membrane pemphigoid

Question 15

Ingestion of certain drugs is known to occasionally precipitate which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Herpetiform aphthous ulcers 
B) Geographic tongue 
C) Cicatricial pemphigoid 
D) Mucous patches 
E) None of the above 
A) Herpetiform aphthous ulcers 
B) Geographic tongue 
C) Cicatricial pemphigoid 
D) Mucous patches 
E) None of the above

Question 16

AIDS immunosuppressed patients are at risk for all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Mucous membrane pemphigoid 
B) Severe herpes simplex virus infections 
C) Severe aphthous ulcers 
D) Syphilis 
E) Tuberculosis 
A) Mucous membrane pemphigoid 
B) Severe herpes simplex virus infections 
C) Severe aphthous ulcers 
D) Syphilis 
E) Tuberculosis

Question 17

Site specificity is a characteristic clinical feature of which of the following conditions when it occurs intraorally?

Accepted Answer

A) Syphilis 
B) Candidiasis 
C) Histoplasmosis 
D) Intraoral tuberculosis 
E) Secondary herpes simplex infection 
A) Syphilis 
B) Candidiasis 
C) Histoplasmosis 
D) Intraoral tuberculosis 
E) Secondary herpes simplex infection

Question 18

A 70-year-old woman presents with several erythematous patches and associated ulcers of her gingiva. The lesions have been continuously present for at least 5 months. The patient describes the appearance of blisters before the ulcers. She has no eye, genital, or skin lesions, and she has not been taking any drugs. This patient most likely has:

Accepted Answer

A) Primary herpes 
B) Varicella 
C) Erythema multiforme 
D) Major aphthae 
E) Mucous membrane pemphigoid 
A) Primary herpes 
B) Varicella 
C) Erythema multiforme 
D) Major aphthae 
E) Mucous membrane pemphigoid

Question 19

Gingivitis, oral and lip ulcers, malaise, headache, and fever in a 9-year-old patient would suggest which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Congenital syphilis 
B) Zoster 
C) Primary herpes simplex infection 
D) Herpangina 
E) Mucous membrane pemphigoid 
A) Congenital syphilis 
B) Zoster 
C) Primary herpes simplex infection 
D) Herpangina 
E) Mucous membrane pemphigoid

Question 20

Herpes simplex virus is the cause of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Dermatitis herpetiformis 
B) Herpetiform aphthae 
C) Herpes whitlow 
D) Herpangina 
E) Herpes zoster 
A) Dermatitis herpetiformis 
B) Herpetiform aphthae 
C) Herpes whitlow 
D) Herpangina 
E) Herpes zoster

All the following side effects are associated with long-term prednisone use except:

Prodromal symptoms of pain and burning at the site where a lesion is about to occur are characteristic of which of the following?

Corticosteroids are the drugs of choice for the treatment of all the following except:

Secondary herpes simplex infections:

Biopsy tissue and cytology smears of early herpes simplex lesions show evidence of viral infection. The viral-induced changes would appear as alterations in the nuclei of which of the following cells?

The palate and maxillary ridge of a 56-year-old woman contain multiple flat ulcers of 8 weeks' duration. She has a positive Nikolsky sign and has no evidence of skin or lip lesions. Which of the following should receive serious consideration in the clinical differential diagnosis?

Certain drugs and herpes simplex infections are known to precipitate which of the following oral diseases?

Eye lesions may occur with which of the following conditions?

Bilateral buccal mucosal white lesions would be expected in all the following except:

Acyclovir is the drug of choice for which of the following?

A 22-year-old woman complains of mildly painful ulcers in her hard palate. The ulcers are multiple and confluent. A similar condition has been noted in the patient on two previous occasions. This is most likely:

Oral vesiculoulcerative lesions are seen in association with infection by which of the following microorganisms?

Vesicles or bullae are not evident clinically in which of the following?

A bullous eruption of attached gingiva mediated by autoantibodies to laminin 5 and BP antigens in basement membrane is known as:

Ingestion of certain drugs is known to occasionally precipitate which of the following?

AIDS immunosuppressed patients are at risk for all of the following except:

Site specificity is a characteristic clinical feature of which of the following conditions when it occurs intraorally?

Gingivitis, oral and lip ulcers, malaise, headache, and fever in a 9-year-old patient would suggest which of the following?

Herpes simplex virus is the cause of which of the following?

Ulcerative Conditions

White Lesions

Red-Blue Lesions

Pigmented Lesions

Verrucal-Papillary Lesions

Connective Tissue Lesions

Salivary Gland Diseases

Lymphoid Lesions

Cysts of the Jaws and Neck

Odontogenic Tumors

Benign Nonodontogenic Tumors

Inflammatory Jaw Lesions

Malignancies of the Jaws

Metabolic and Genetic Diseases

Abnormalities of Teeth

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Exam 1: Vesiculobullous Diseases

All the following side effects are associated with long-term prednisone use except:

Prodromal symptoms of pain and burning at the site where a lesion is about to occur are characteristic of which of the following?

Corticosteroids are the drugs of choice for the treatment of all the following except:

Secondary herpes simplex infections:

Biopsy tissue and cytology smears of early herpes simplex lesions show evidence of viral infection. The viral-induced changes would appear as alterations in the nuclei of which of the following cells?

The palate and maxillary ridge of a 56-year-old woman contain multiple flat ulcers of 8 weeks' duration. She has a positive Nikolsky sign and has no evidence of skin or lip lesions. Which of the following should receive serious consideration in the clinical differential diagnosis?

Certain drugs and herpes simplex infections are known to precipitate which of the following oral diseases?

Eye lesions may occur with which of the following conditions?

Bilateral buccal mucosal white lesions would be expected in all the following except:

Acyclovir is the drug of choice for which of the following?

A 22-year-old woman complains of mildly painful ulcers in her hard palate. The ulcers are multiple and confluent. A similar condition has been noted in the patient on two previous occasions. This is most likely:

Oral vesiculoulcerative lesions are seen in association with infection by which of the following microorganisms?

Vesicles or bullae are not evident clinically in which of the following?

A bullous eruption of attached gingiva mediated by autoantibodies to laminin 5 and BP antigens in basement membrane is known as:

Ingestion of certain drugs is known to occasionally precipitate which of the following?

AIDS immunosuppressed patients are at risk for all of the following except:

Site specificity is a characteristic clinical feature of which of the following conditions when it occurs intraorally?

Gingivitis, oral and lip ulcers, malaise, headache, and fever in a 9-year-old patient would suggest which of the following?

Herpes simplex virus is the cause of which of the following?

Ulcerative Conditions

White Lesions

Red-Blue Lesions

Pigmented Lesions

Verrucal-Papillary Lesions

Connective Tissue Lesions

Salivary Gland Diseases

Lymphoid Lesions

Cysts of the Jaws and Neck

Odontogenic Tumors

Benign Nonodontogenic Tumors

Inflammatory Jaw Lesions

Malignancies of the Jaws

Metabolic and Genetic Diseases

Abnormalities of Teeth

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