January/February 2012 • Volume 10 • Issue 1 - SKINmed Journal

January/February 2012
SELF-TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS
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Volume 10 • Issue 1
W. Clark Lambert, MD, PhD, Section Editor
Instructions: For each of the following numbered questions, choose the most appropriate lettered response(s) Unless directed to choose only one lettered
response, all, some, or none of the responses may be correct.
1) Exogenous inoculation, due to the direct inoculation of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis into the skin of a person who is susceptible
to infection, may be responsible for: (Answer as
many as apply.)
a. acute military tuberculosis.
b. gummatous tuberculosis.
c. lupus vulgaris.
d. papulo-necrotic tuberculid.
e. tuberculous chancre.
f. tuberculosis verrucosa cutis.
2) Exogenous inoculation, due to the direct inoculation of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis into the skin of a person who has
been previously infected but is susceptible to infection, is
most likely to be responsible for: (Choose the single best
response.)
a. acute military tuberculosis.
b. gummatous tuberculosis.
c. lupus vulgaris.
d. papulo-necrotic tuberculid.
e. tuberculous chancre.
f. tuberculosis verrucosa cutis.
3) Which of the following is widely described as the most common
form of cutaneous tuberculosis? (Choose the single best
response.)
a. Acute military tuberculosis
b. Gummatous tuberculosis
c. Lupus vulgaris
d. Papulo-necrotic tuberculid
e. Tuberculous chancre
f. Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis
4) The most accepted mode of development of tuberculosis
cutis oroficialis is: (Choose the single best response.)
a. direct spread from adjacent organs.
b. hematogenous spread.
c. ingestion of bacilli in sputum.
d. lymphatic spread.
e. exogenous inoculation due to the direct inoculation of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis into the skin/mucosa of a
person who is susceptible to infection.
5) “Apple-jelly” nodules present on the head and neck of individuals
in Western countries are most characteristic of: (Choose
the single best response.)
a. erythema induratum of Bazin.
b. lichen scrofulosorum.
c. lupus vulgaris.
d. papulonecrotic tuberculid.
e. tuberculosis verrucosa cutis.
ANSWERS TO SELF-TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS:
1) c, e, f; 2) f; 3) c; 4) c; 5) c
From the Departments of Pathology and Dermatology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
Address for Correspondence: W. Clark Lambert, MD, PhD, Room C520 MSB, UMDNJ-NJMS, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07101
• E-mail: lamberwc@umdnj.edu
RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME
Drugs that may cause restless leg syndrome (RLS)
Alcohol Haldol Prozac Topamax
Caffeine Iron Remeron Ultram
Celexa Klonopin Risperdal Zoloft
Dilantin Neurotin Seroquel Zyprexa
Elavil Paxil
Adapted from Litt, JZ. Curious, Odd, Rare, and Abnormal Reactions to Medications. Fort Lee,
NJ: Barricade Books; 2009:107.
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