Lichen planus:____________?

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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. 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...

3. 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...

4. Which of the following is not a type of lichen planus?

   A. Atrophic B. Hypertrophic C. Verrucous D. Erosive...

5. 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...

6. Erosive lichen planus resembles which of the following:

   A. Monilial gingivitis B. Desquamative gingivitis C. Herpetic gingivitis D. Acute ulcerative gingivitis...

7. Primary lesion in lichen planus is:___________?

   A. Macule B. Papule C. Vesicle D. Bulla...

8. Histological clefts in lichen planus are____________?

   A. Civatte bodies B. Wickham’s Striae C. Max – Joseph spaces D. Auspitz’s sign...

9. Pemphigus is characterized by:____________?

   A. Acanthosis B. Acantholysis C. Hyperorthokeratosis D. Hyperparakeratosis...

10. Immunoflourescence test is positive in:____________?

    A. Psoriasis B. pemphigus vulgaris C. Lupus erythematosus D. Scleroderma E. Both B & C...