Following a general examination and a biopsy of a firm, pale nodule in the tongue, a diagnosis of primary amyloidosis has been reached What underlaying disease is this patient likely to have_____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

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. In amyloidosis of the tongue, The amyloid is deposited primarily in the______________?

   A. Stromal connective tissue
   B. cells of the surface epithelium
   C. Nuclei of the striated muscle cells
   D. Cytoplasm of the striated muscle cells

4. On biopsy report of CGCG on the basis of histologically & morphological similarities differential diagnosis is made between____________?

   A. Fibrous dysplasia
   B. Hyperparathyroidism
   C. Osteitis deformans
   D. Hyperthyroidism

5. A twenty-one-year-old woman complains that regular, gentle brushing of her teeth is painful besides causing profuse bleeding. Oral examination reveals the loss of epithelium from the attached gingival of both arches. Which of the following dermatological problems is this patient most likely to have?

   A. Benign mucous membrane pemphigiod
   B. Chronic discoid lupus erythematosus
   C. Pemphigus
   D. Psoriasis

6. During oral examination of a 57-year old man a large keratotic patch that covers the entire palate is noted some Red Spots are also seen in the patch The patient most likely is a____________?

   A. Pipe smoker
   B. Cigar smoker
   C. Snuff chewer
   D. Tobacco chewer

7. Patient reports with discolored teeth bearing brown stains. The teeth glow fluorescent in UV light. The most likely diagnosis is____________?

   A. Porphyria
   B. Amelogenesis imperfecta
   C. Hutchinson’s teeth
   D. Tetracycline staining of teeth

8. Primary amyloidosis occurs in _________________?

   A. Multiple myeloma
   B. Tuberculosis
   C. Hodgkin’s diseaes
   D. Chronic osteomyelitis

9. True statement about primary amyloidosis _________________?

   A. It is more common in heart, skin and skeletal tissue
   B. In 70% of cases don’t have any associated disease
   C. In 50% of cases have some form of plasma cell dyscrasias such as multiple myeloma
   D. All of the above

10. A 4-year old child has a normal complemented of primary teeth but they are gray and exhibit extensive occlusal and incisal wear. Radiographic examination indicates extensive deposits of secondary dentin in these teeth. Most likely this condition is______________?

    A. Neonatal hypoplasia
    B. Amelogenesis imperfecta
    C. Cleidocranial dysplasia
    D. Dentinogenesis imperfecta