Free Oral Mucosal Lesions MCQs with Answers
234 Oral Mucosal Lesions MCQs from Oral Pathology and Medicine, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
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- A. Fibroma
- B. Granular cell tumour
- C. Rhabdomyoma
- D. Papilloma
Explanation: A granular cell tumour is a slow-growing, painless submucosal nodule that commonly occurs on the tongue and often produces…
Correct answer: Granular cell tumour- A. Developmental anomaly of the tongue
- B. Malignant tumor of the tongue
- C. Lymphatic enlargement of the tongue
- D. Benign tumor
Explanation: Granular cell myoblastoma, now called granular cell tumour, is usually a benign neural tumour and has a predilection for the tongue.
Correct answer: Benign tumor- A. Leukoedema
- B. Syphilitic glossitis
- C. Erosive lichen planus
- D. Leukoplakia
Explanation: Leukoedema is a benign variation of the oral mucosa and is not regarded as premalignant.
Correct answer: Leukoedema- A. Junctional nevus
- B. Intradermal nevus
- C. Lichen planus
- D. Papilloma
Explanation: A junctional nevus lies at the epidermal-dermal junction and has a greater association with malignant melanoma than an intradermal nevus.
Correct answer: Junctional nevus- A. Koplik's spots
- B. Nikolsky's sign
- C. Fever and malaise
- D. Muculo papular skin rash
Explanation: Measles produces fever, malaise, a maculopapular rash and Koplik spots on the oral mucosa.
Correct answer: Nikolsky's sign- A. Bell's palsy
- B. Acoustic neuroma
- C. Ramsay Hunt syndrome
- D. Diphtheria
Explanation: Ramsay Hunt syndrome is reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in the geniculate ganglion, causing severe ear pain, vesicles in the ear or…
Correct answer: Ramsay Hunt syndrome- A. Herpes simplex
- B. Herpangina
- C. Measles
- D. Chicken pox
Explanation: Herpes zoster and chickenpox are caused by the same virus, varicella-zoster virus.
Correct answer: Chicken pox- A. Erythema multiformae
- B. Herpes zoster
- C. Herpetic gingivo stomatis
- D. Recurrent aphthous
Explanation: Herpes zoster produces recurrent, painful vesicular or erythematous lesions along the distribution of a sensory nerve, usually…
Correct answer: Herpes zoster- A. Smear stained with Giemsa stain
- B. Smear stained with Wrist's stain
- C. Flurorescent staining of cytology smear
- D. Routing cytology
Explanation: Fluorescent staining of a cytology smear can detect herpesvirus-infected cells and is more specific than routine cytology alone.
Correct answer: Flurorescent staining of cytology smear- A. infectious mononucleosis
- B. Chicken pox
- C. Recurrent herpes simplex infection
- D. Herpes zoster
Explanation: Unilateral vesicles arranged in a dermatomal distribution with severe pain are characteristic of herpes zoster.
Correct answer: Herpes zoster- A. occur in children and young adults
- B. occur only in young children
- C. occur in only adults
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Acute herpetic gingivostomatitis occurs most often in children but can also affect young adults, especially during primary herpes simplex…
Correct answer: occur in children and young adults- A. Primary infection
- B. is unilateral
- C. occurs on movable tissues
- D. is bilatral
Explanation: Shingles is reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in a sensory ganglion, so it typically affects one side and follows a unilateral…
Correct answer: is unilateral- A. Coxsackie virus infection
- B. Erythema multiforme
- C. Recurrent apthous stomatitis
- D. Herpes simplex virus infection
Explanation: HSV-infected epithelial cells show ballooning degeneration, nuclear molding, multinucleation and fusion into syncytia, producing the…
Correct answer: Herpes simplex virus infection- A. None of the above
- B. Herpes zoster virus
- C. Coxsackie virus
- D. Varicella Zoster virus
Explanation: Herpetiform vesicles that ulcerate superficially are classically associated with herpes simplex, but HSV is not listed among the options.
Correct answer: None of the above- A. ulcer
- B. vesicle
- C. papule
- D. Bullae
Explanation: The initial visible lesion in herpes simplex is a small fluid-filled vesicle, which soon ruptures to form an ulcer.
Correct answer: vesicle156. Primary herpetic lesions involving the gingiva are most likely to occur during ages____________?
- A. 13-16 years
- B. 6-12 years
- C. 1-5 years
- D. They are likely to occur equally at any age
Explanation: Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis is most common in young children, especially from about 6 months to 5 years, when maternal antibodies…
Correct answer: 1-5 years- A. Aphthous ulcers
- B. Lesions of Behcet's syndrome
- C. koplick spots
- D. Herpes simplex
Explanation: Recurrent HSV lesions favor keratinized mucosa, including the hard palate and attached gingiva, whereas aphthous ulcers usually affect…
Correct answer: Herpes simplex- A. herpangina
- B. lymphoma
- C. infectious mononucleosis
- D. herpes
Explanation: Coxsackie A virus commonly causes herpangina, with small vesicles and ulcers on the soft palate and posterior pharynx.
Correct answer: herpangina- A. Rubella
- B. Scarlet fever
- C. Herpangina
- D. Herpetic gingivostomatitis
Explanation: Fever followed by discrete vesicles and ulcers on the soft palate and pharynx is the classic pattern of herpangina, usually caused by…
Correct answer: Herpangina- A. Herpes
- B. Pemphigus
- C. Recurrent apthae
- D. Pyogenic granuloma
Explanation: Herpes, pemphigus, and pyogenic granuloma can involve the gingiva, whereas recurrent aphthae usually affect non-keratinized mucosa such as…
Correct answer: Recurrent apthae