Necrotising ragged ulceration with no apparent inflammatory response is indicative of____________?

Correct answer: D. Agranulocytosis

  • A. Leucocytosis
  • B. Polycythemia vera
  • C. Sickle cell anemia
  • D. Agranulocytosis

Explanation

Agranulocytosis produces severe necrotising oral ulcers with little surrounding inflammation because neutrophils are markedly depleted. The lack of an inflammatory response is the key clue distinguishing it from ordinary ulcerative infection.

Submitted by a TestUstad contributor and published by the TestUstad editorial teamLast updated
Report an error

The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.

Prefer email? support@testustad.com

Practise Oral Manifestations of Systemic Disease

309 free Oral Manifestations of Systemic Disease MCQs from Oral Pathology and Medicine, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.

Exams that ask Oral Pathology and Medicine questions like this

Oral Pathology and Medicine is on this paper prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for it.

More Oral Manifestations of Systemic Disease questions