Consider the following statements regarding Molluscum contagiosum: 1. It is caused by Papilloma virus skin infection. 2. It occurs frequently in immunosuppressed patients. 3. Lesions are dome-shaped, umbilicated, skin-coloured papules with central punctum. 4. Gently squeezing the lesions with forceps after bathing can hasten resolution. Which of the statements given above are correct?
2, 3 and 4
Molluscum contagiosum is caused by a Poxvirus (Molluscum contagiosum virus), not Papilloma virus, so statement 1 is false. It is common in immunosuppressed patients, presents with characteristic umbilicated papules, and manual expression of the central core after bathing is a recognised way to hasten resolution, making statements 2, 3 and 4 correct.
Important Questions from Skin Infections
- Type-2 necrotizing fasciitis is caused by
- Tinea versicolor is caused by:
- Herald patch followed by rash is characteristic of:
Consider the following statements:
1. Boils/suppurative lesions around the nose must be promptly treated with antibiotics.
2. Suppurative lesions around the nose lead to cavernous sinus thrombosis.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Match List I with List II
List I (Physical Sign) List II (Medical Condition) A. Koebner phenomenon 1. Lepra reaction B. Erytdema nodosum 2. Pemphigus vulgaris C. Erytdema multiforme 3. Stevens-Johnson syndrome D. Nikolsky's sign 4. Psoriasis
