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    Type III cryoglobulins are associated with hepatitis C infection. Recurrent herpes labialis is caused by reactivation of persistent herpes simplex virus often provoked by exposure to UV light. A clinical diagnosis of contact dermatitis depends on a careful medical history and the distribution of the lesions. Pemphigus vulgaris blisters occur within the dermis. Important risk factors for psoriasis include alcohol and recreational drugs.

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    Type III cryoglobulins are associated with hepatitis C infection. Recurrent herpes labialis is caused by reactivation of persistent herpes simplex virus often provoked by exposure to UV light. A clinical diagnosis of contact dermatitis depends on a careful medical history and the distribution of the lesions. Pemphigus vulgaris blisters occur within the dermis. Important risk factors for psoriasis include alcohol and recreational drugs.

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    Type III cryoglobulins are associated with hepatitis C infection. Recurrent herpes labialis is caused by reactivation of persistent herpes simplex virus often provoked by exposure to UV light. A clinical diagnosis of contact dermatitis depends on a careful medical history and the distribution of the lesions. Pemphigus vulgaris blisters occur within the dermis. Important risk factors for psoriasis include alcohol and recreational drugs.

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    Question 1. Which one of the following is the correct statement about cryoglobulins?
    A Samples for cryoglobulin detection must be stored on ice before they reach the laboratory.
    B Type III cryoglobulins are associated with hepatitis C infection.
    C Type I cryoglobulins are monoclonal proteins typically of IgA or IgD class.
    D Cryoglobulins are always monoclonal immunoglobulins.
    Question 2. Which one of the following statements relating to infections in the skin is true?
    A Skin granulomas are rare in Mycobacterium leprae infections
    B Human papilloma virus (HPV) is associated with a reactive, non-infective skin rash
    C The measles rash is infective
    D Recurrent herpes labialis is caused by reactivation of persistent herpes simplex infection often
    provoked by exposure to UV light
    E Atopic individuals have an increased tendency to varicella zoster virus (VZV)
    Question 3. Which one of the statements about allergic contact dermatitis is true?
    A Allergic contact dermatitis is best diagnosed by intra-dermal prick testing.
    B Contact dermatitis is common in atopic individuals
    C The sensitizing agents are usually of relatively high molecular weight (>12 kDa)
    D A clinical diagnosis of contact dermatitis depends on a careful medical history and the distribution
    of the lesions.
    Question 4. A normal C4 concentration during an episode of angioedema usually excludes a
    diagnosis of hereditary angioedema (HAE).
    A True
    B False
    Question 5. Which one of these statements in relation to bullous skin diseases is FALSE?
    A In the bullous skin eruptions, the edge of established bullae should be biopsied for direct
    immunofluorescent examination
    B Pemphigus vulgaris is the least serious of the bullous skin disorders
    C Pemphigus vulgaris is a disease of younger individuals ? usually 20?40 years
    D Pemphigus vulgaris blisters occur within the dermis
    E The main antigenic target the autoantibodies in pemphigoid is the adhesion molecule, desmoglein
    3.

    Question 6. Which one of the following statements about discoid lupus erythematosus is true?
    A The skin lesions rarely, if ever, scar
    B Only 20% of the patients with this condition have antibodies to dsDNA
    C The lupus band test typically shows granular deposits of immunoglobulin at the dermoepidermal
    junction of unaffected skin
    D Systemic involvement is rare
    Question 7. Which one of the following clinical features is NOT commonly found in limited
    systemic sclerosis?
    A Raynaud's phenomenon
    B Oesophageal dysfunction
    C Eczema
    D Sclerodactyly
    E Telangiectasia
    Question 8. Which one of the following cell types is known to play important roles in the
    pathogenesis of allergic contact dermatitis?
    A B lymphocytes
    B Desmosomes
    C NK cells
    D T cells
    Question 9. Circulating autoantibodies to skin antigens may be diagnostically helpful in which
    one of the following conditions?
    A Pemphigus vulgaris
    B Alopecia areata
    C Allergic contact dermatitis
    D Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus
    Question 10. Langerhans’ cells are intra-epidermal antigen-presenting cells.
    A True
    B False

    Question 11. Which one of the following statements about psoriasis is true?

    A Psoriasis is a rare skin disease


    B Important risk factors for psoriasis include alcohol and recreational drugs
    C Psoriasis is a disease of younger individuals
    D The disease is limited to the skin
    E The currently approved biologic therapies include the TNF-alpha inhibitors and IL-12 inhibitors.

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