Deck 47: Alterations of the Integument in Children

Question 1

Which immunoglobulin (Ig)is elevated in atopic dermatitis?

A) IgA
B) IgM
C) IgE
D) IgG

Answer 1

IgE

Question 2

Which clinical manifestation is present in rubeola but not in rubella?

A) Conjunctivitis
B) Enlarged lymph nodes
C) Presence of a cough
D) Runny nose

Answer 2

Conjunctivitis

Question 3

Thrush is a superficial infection that commonly occurs in children and is caused by which organism?

A) Staphylococcus
B) Streptococcus
C) Herpesvirus
D) Candida albicans

Answer 3

Candida albicans

Question 4

Skin lesions caused by tinea corporis are best described as:

A) Pink-to-red coalescing maculopapular rash on the scalp or trunk
B) Vesicles that rupture, creating a thin, flat, honey-colored crust
C) Circular (round or oval) lesions with erythema and scaling patches
D) Red papules, vesicles, and pustules in clusters

Question 5

What is the cause of molluscum contagiosum?

A) Bacteria
B) Virus
C) Fungi
D) Rickettsia

Question 6

What is a common contact source of tinea corporis?

A) Mites
B) Kittens
C) Ponies
D) Ticks

Question 7

Which leukocytes are elevated in atopic dermatitis?

A) Eosinophils
B) Neutrophils
C) Basophils
D) Monocytes

Question 8

The staff member of a crowed day care center is a source for which bacterial infection?

A) Atopic dermatitis
B) Staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome
C) Impetigo
D) Tinea capitis

Question 9

Which viral disease has an incubation period of 14 to 21 days and duration of 1 to 4 days?

A) Rubeola
B) Rubella
C) Roseola
D) Varicella

Question 10

Which clinical manifestation is considered the hallmark of atopic dermatitis?

A) Papular rash
B) High fever
C) Vesicles that burst and form crusts
D) Itching

Question 11

Frequently,diaper dermatitis is secondarily infected with which organism?

A) Escherichia coli
B) Candida albicans
C) Proteus spp.
D) Staphylococcus aureus

Question 12

Which contagious disease has clinical manifestations of burrows several millimeters to 1 cm long,papules,and vesicular lesions with severe itching that worsens at night?

A) Pediculosis
B) Tinea capitis
C) Scabies
D) Rubeola

Question 13

Rubella (German or 3-day measles)is a common communicable disease of children caused by what type of organism?

A) Virus
B) Bacterium
C) Fungus
D) Yeast

Question 14

How is thrush best defined?

A) Presence of Candida in the mucous membranes of the mouths of infants
B) Presence of bacteria in the nasal mucous membranes of infants
C) Any viral infection of the mucous membranes of the mouths of infants
D) Acute immune response to oral medication, located in the mucosal lining of the mouths of infants

Question 15

Which contagious disease is caused by the itch mite?

A) Miliaria
B) Tinea corporis
C) Pediculosis
D) Scabies

Question 16

Skin lesions that rupture,creating a thin,flat,honey-colored crust,are the hallmark clinical manifestation of which skin disorder?

A) Rubella
B) Tinea capitis
C) Atopic dermatitis
D) Bullous impetigo

Question 17

The disruption in cellular adhesion observed in bullous impetigo is caused by an exfoliative toxin related to which organism?

A) Staphylococcus aureus
B) Streptococcus pyogenes
C) Escherichia coli
D) Candida albicans

Question 18

Which contagious disease creates a primary skin lesion that is a pinpointed macule,papule,or wheal with hemorrhagic puncture site?

A) Pediculosis
B) Tinea capitis
C) Scabies
D) Rubeola

Question 19

What is the cause of chickenpox?

A) Poxvirus
B) Varicella-zoster virus
C) Adenovirus
D) Human papillomavirus

Question 20

Rubeola is a highly contagious acute disease in children caused by which type of infection?

A) Bacterial
B) Fungal
C) Yeast
D) Viral

Question 21

Match the viral disease with the skin lesions produced.Viral diseases may be used more than once.
Red papules,vesicles,and pustules in clusters on the trunk,scalp,or face

A)Rubella (German measles)
B)Rubeola (red measles)
C)Roseola (exanthema subitum)
D)Varicella (chickenpox)
E)Herpes zoster (shingles)

Question 22

What is the treatment plan for a strawberry hemangioma?

A) Cosmetic surgical removal
B) Topical steroid therapy
C) Oral antibiotics
D) Support of its involution

Question 23

Match the viral disease with the skin lesions produced.Viral diseases may be used more than once.
Pinpoint white spots surrounded by an erythematous ring over the buccal mucosa

A)Rubella (German measles)
B)Rubeola (red measles)
C)Roseola (exanthema subitum)
D)Varicella (chickenpox)
E)Herpes zoster (shingles)

Question 24

Which acne lesions are classified as inflammatory? (Select all that apply.)

A) Closed comedones
B) Opened comedones
C) Nodules
D) Papules
E) Pustules

Question 25

Match the viral disease with the skin lesions produced.Viral diseases may be used more than once.
Erythematous macular rash over the trunk and neck that lasts 24 hours

A)Rubella (German measles)
B)Rubeola (red measles)
C)Roseola (exanthema subitum)
D)Varicella (chickenpox)
E)Herpes zoster (shingles)

Question 26

Which statements are true of scalded skin syndrome? (Select all that apply.)

A) Virulent group II staphylococci cause the scalded skin syndrome.
B) A trauma burn triggers the syndrome.
C) The syndrome results in a separation involving the epidermis.
D) Toxins resulting from scalded skin syndrome are circulated through the blood.
E) The lesions of scalded skin syndrome are sites of the infective organism.

Question 27

Which statements are true regarding Koplik spots? (Select all that apply.)

A) Koplik spots are associated with rubeola.
B) They appear as white spots.
C) The lesions are surrounded by a red ring.
D) The lesions of Koplik spots are large in size.
E) Koplik spots are primarily found on buccal mucosa.

Question 28

Match the viral disease with the skin lesions produced.Viral diseases may be used more than once.
Pink-to-red coalescing maculopapular rash on the scalp or trunk

A)Rubella (German measles)
B)Rubeola (red measles)
C)Roseola (exanthema subitum)
D)Varicella (chickenpox)
E)Herpes zoster (shingles)

Question 29

Match the viral disease with the skin lesions produced.Viral diseases may be used more than once.
Groups of vesicles on an inflammatory base following the course of a sensory nerve

A)Rubella (German measles)
B)Rubeola (red measles)
C)Roseola (exanthema subitum)
D)Varicella (chickenpox)
E)Herpes zoster (shingles)

Question 30

Which skin disorder is characterized by a vesicular eruption after prolonged exposure to perspiration,with subsequent obstruction of the eccrine ducts?

A) Scabies
B) Tinea corporis
C) Pediculosis
D) Miliaria

Question 31

Which vascular anomaly is associated with a congenital malformation of dermal capillaries that does not fade with age?

A) Cutaneous hemangioma
B) Port-wine (nevus flammeus) stain
C) Strawberry hemangioma
D) Cavernous hemangioma