A. Can undergo malignant change
B. Treated only by medication
C. Must be excised
D. Is a idiosyncrasy reaction
Related Mcqs:
- A 40 year old woman report with the complaint of burning sensation in the mouth. Clinical examination reveals lesions consisting of radiating white striations in a retiform arrangement affecting buccal mucosa, tongue, lips & gingiva bilaterally. An incisional biopsy is suggestive of lichen planus. The following are different clinical forms of lichen planus except:
A. Atrophic lichen planus
B. Hypertrophic lichen planus
C. bullous lichen planus
D. Verrucous lichen planus - Which of the following is an oral manifestation of lichen planus?
A. Dentinogenesis imperfecta
B. Fordyce spots
C. White, chalky enamel surface
D. White radiating lines on the buccal mucosa - In lichen planus the basal cells which are shrunken with an eosinophilic cytoplasm and with a pyknotic and fragmented nuclei are called__________?
A. Tzanck cells
B. Civatte bodies
C. Donovan bodies
D. Rushton bodies - Which of the following is not a type of lichen planus?
A. Atrophic
B. Hypertrophic
C. Verrucous
D. Erosive - Histopathological study of lichen planus shows:___________?
A. Mixed cellular inflammatory infiltrate
B. Presence of T-lymphocytes predominantly
C. Antiepithelial antibodies
D. Scattered infiltrate with ill-defined lower border - Erosive lichen planus resembles which of the following:
A. Monilial gingivitis
B. Desquamative gingivitis
C. Herpetic gingivitis
D. Acute ulcerative gingivitis - Primary lesion in lichen planus is:___________?
A. Macule
B. Papule
C. Vesicle
D. Bulla - Histological clefts in lichen planus are____________?
A. Civatte bodies
B. Wickham’s Striae
C. Max – Joseph spaces
D. Auspitz’s sign - Pemphigus is characterized by:____________?
A. Acanthosis
B. Acantholysis
C. Hyperorthokeratosis
D. Hyperparakeratosis - Immunoflourescence test is positive in:____________?
A. Psoriasis
B. pemphigus vulgaris
C. Lupus erythematosus
D. Scleroderma
E. Both B & C