Cutaneous Connective Tissue Disease
- Previous year questions on Cutaneous Connective Tissue Disease for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Dermatology section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 27 live questions in Cutaneous Connective Tissue Disease.
- Dermatology is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 8 Aug 2026.
Q1.Gottron's papules/ spots are pathognomic of: March 2013
- AMyasthenia gravis
- BDermatomyostis✓ Correct answer
- CDermatitis herpetiformis
- DAtopic dermatitis
Q2.Morphea occurs usually in:
- AForehead✓ Correct answer
- BSternum
- CLimbs
- DBack
Q3.A 35-year-old woman consulted a dermatologist because of a persistent facial rash. Physical examination demonstrates an erythematous rash, without blistering or ulceration, involving both cheeks and the nose. The nasolabial folds are relatively spared. The dermatologist also notes scattered erythematous, firm, maculopapular lesions elsewhere on the woman's face and on exposed areas of the neck, upper chest, and elbows. Careful examination of the scalp demonstrates a few areas of focal alopecia. On questioning, the woman repos that she has had the rash more or less continuously for about six months, and that it gets much worse when she is exposed to sunlight. Which of the following autoimmune diseases would MOST likely produce this patient's skin problems?
- ADermatomyositis
- BProgressive systemic sclerosis
- CRheumatoid ahritis
- DSystemic lupus erythematosus✓ Correct answer
Q4.Which of the following condition is associated with Gottron's sign?
- ADermatomyositis✓ Correct answer
- BSLE
- CScleroderma
- DMCTD
Q5.Localised scleroderma is ?
- AShagreen patch
- BMorphea✓ Correct answer
- CHeliotrope erythema
- DGottron's papule
Q6.Which of the following is not seen in Dermatomyositis:
- AGottrens papules
- BHelitrope rash
- CMechanics hand
- DSalmon Rash✓ Correct answer
Q7.Grotton papules are seen in?
- ASLE
- BDermatomyositis✓ Correct answer
- CCREST syndrome
- DRosacea
Q8.Groton's sign is seen in?
- ADermatomyositis✓ Correct answer
- BSLE
- CScleroderma
- DMCTD
Q9.Heliotopre sign is seen in ?
- ADermatomyositis✓ Correct answer
- BScleroderma
- CPhotodermatitis
- DVitiligo
Q10.Heliotrope rash seen in-
- APityriasis rosea
- BSecondary syphilis
- CDermatomyositis✓ Correct answer
- DPMLE
Answer key
Q1: B. Dermatomyostis; Q2: A. Forehead; Q3: D. Systemic lupus erythematosus; Q4: A. Dermatomyositis; Q5: B. Morphea; Q6: D. Salmon Rash; Q7: B. Dermatomyositis; Q8: A. Dermatomyositis; Q9: A. Dermatomyositis; Q10: C. Dermatomyositis.
Other topics in Dermatology
- Cutaneous Structure and Function
- Histopathology of Cutaneous Lesions
- Lesion Morphology and Diagnostic Workup
- Acne, Rosacea and Related Sebaceous Gland Disorders
- Hair and Nail Disease
- Pigmentary Disorders of the Skin
- Dermatitis
- Urticaria and Angioedema
- Drug Eruptions and Reactive Cutaneous Disease
- Papulosquamous Skin Diseases
- Psoriasis
- Blistering Skin Diseases
- Cutaneous Mycobacterial Infections
- Cutaneous Bacterial Infections
- Cutaneous Viral Infections
- Cutaneous Fungal and Protozoal Infections
- Arthropod Bites and Parasitic Infestations
- Syphilis
- Sexually Transmitted Infections Other Than Syphilis
- Inherited Skin Disorders and Nutritional Dermatoses
- Cutaneous Malignancies
- Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Disease