A 60 year old male presents with a 2 day history of a severe left ear ache with a burning sensation in the ear and loss of taste. There is left sided weakness of both upper and lower facial muscles. Facial sensation is normal. A few vesicles are seen in the pharynx. What is the most likely diagnosis ?

Related Mcqs:

1. A 3 year old child has a fever of 102 degree F; and following upper respiratory tract infection discrete vesicles and ulcers on the soft plate and pharynx are noted, The most probable diagnosis is _____________?

   A. Herpangina
   B. Scarlet fever
   C. Rubella
   D. Herpetic gingivostomatitis

2. A 3-year old patient has extensive vesicles on lip, tongue, oral mucous membrane, After 2-4 days vesicles rupture at followed by pseudomembrane formation and also some dermal lesions seen what will be the diagnosis?

   A. Herpetic stomatitis
   B. EM
   C. ANUG
   D. Steven-Johnson syndrome

3. During a routine checkup a 70 year old male is found to have Serum Alkaline Phosphatase three time the upper limit of normal. Serum Calcium, Serum Phosphorous and liver function tests are normal. The most likely diagonsis is______________?

   A. Primary hyperparathyroidism
   B. Paget’s disease of the bone
   C. Osteomalacia
   D. Metastatic bone disease

4. 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

5. A neuralgia with trigger zones in the oropharynx and pain in the ear pharynx, nasopharynx, tonsils and posterior tongue is most likely_______________?

   A. Trigeminal neuralgia
   B. Bell’s palsy
   C. Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
   D. Sphenopalatine neuralgia

6. Burning sensation of the tongue is called_____________?

   A. Glossopyrosis
   B. Glossodynia
   C. Glossitis
   D. Glossolgia

7. Cell bodies of the neurons which carry taste sensation from the anterior 2/3rd of the tongue are located in________________?

   A. Trigeminal nerve ganglion
   B. Geniculate ganglion
   C. Otic ganglion
   D. Superior cervical ganglion

8. A 15-year old boy shows an inverted pear shaped radiolucency between the upper central incisors. The teeth are normal in all aspects The most likely diagnosis is________________?

   A. Globulomaxillary cyst
   B. Nasopalatine cyst
   C. Aneurysmal cyst
   D. Dentigerous cyst

9. A child’s CSF was examined I contains slightly raised or normal PMN cells, raised lymphocytes, absence of mycotic growth, value of protein is normal or above normal, glucose level is normal. The most probable diagnosis is____________?

   A. Pyogenic bacterial meningitis
   B. Viral meningitis
   C. Fungal meningitis
   D. Tuberculous meningitis

10. A 40-year old lady presents with unilateral demotonic distribution of veslcular eruptions. associated with severe pain. The most likely diagnosis is____________________?

    A. Herpes zoster
    B. Chicken pox
    C. Recurrent herpes simplex infection
    D. infectious mononucleosis