Acute and Chronic infections of

the Jaw
1. Cotton Wool appearance on a radiograph may be indicative of:
A. Acute suppurative osteomyelitis
B. Chronic suppurative osteomyelitis
C. Diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis
D. Proliferative periostitis

2. Lues maligna is a form of:

A. Severe malignant melanoma
B. Lyell's disease
C. Secondary syphilis
D. Hansen's disease

3. Fournier's molars are associated with:

A. Congenital Syphilis
B. Fabry Anderson Syndrome
C. Apert Syndrome
D. Progeria

4. Most patients infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis develop a positive

A. type I hypersensitive skin test reaction
B. type II hypersensitive skin test reaction
C. type III hypersensitive skin test reaction
D. type IV hypersensitive skin test reaction

5, Isoniazid, an antimycobacterial agent, can be used for a period of six months to 1

year in
A. active tuberculosis disease
B. positive tuberculin test with no active disease
C. close contacts of patients who have tuberculosis
 D. all of the above

6. A periapical granuloma may show clusters of lightly basophilic particles in

association with plasmacytic infiltrate which are referred to as:
A. Rushton Bodies
B. Pyronine bodies
C. Russel Bodies
D. Hyaline bodies

7. The infections associated with the following teeth generally drain through the
lingual/palatal cortical plate:
A. Maxillary central incisors, mandibular lateral incisors and maxillary first molar
B. Maxillary lateral incisors, palatal roots of maxillary molars, mandibular second
and third molars
C. Mandibular central incisors, palatal roots of maxillary molars, mandibular canines
D. Maxillary central incisors, maxillary canines, palatal roots of maxillary molars

8. SAPHO syndrome is:

A. Synovitis, Acromegaly, Psoriasis, Hypohidrosis, Osteitis
B. Synovitis, Acne, Pustulosis, Hyperostosis, Osteitis
C. Synovitis, Actinic cheilitis, Palatal cysts, Hairy tongue, Osteitis
D. Synovitis, Ankyloglossia, Periodontitis, Hairy tongue, Osteitis

9. Infectious conditions that exhibit sulfur granules are:

A. Actinomycosis and Botryomycosis
B. Actinomycosis and Aspergillosis
C. Actinomycosis and Mucormycosis
D. Actinomycosis and Histoplasmosis

10. Extra pulmonary tuberculosis is best diagnosed using the following imaging
modality:
A. ultrasonography
B. computed axial tomography
 C. chest x ray
D. magnetic resonance imaging

11. Higoumenakis's sign is a feature of:

A. Trisomy 22
B. Congenital syphilis
C. Cretinism
D. Hypothyroidism

12. Lupus vulgaris is:

A. paraneoplastic pemphigus
B. familial benign pemphigus
C. superficial form of pemphigus foliaceus
D. primary tuberculosis of the skin

13. Mantoux test is considered strongly positive when the maximum diameter of
induration is:
A. more than 10mm
B. more than 2mm
C. between 5 to 9mm
D. more than 15mm

14. In the identification of mycobacteria on a smear, a positive Z-N staining is

reported when a minimum of:
A. three acid-fast bacilli are seen
B. eight acid-fast bacilli are seen
C. ten acid-fast bacilli are seen
D. fifteen acid-fast bacilli are seen