Dermatitis
- Previous year questions on Dermatitis 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.
- 50 live questions in Dermatitis.
- Dermatology is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 19 Aug 2026.
Q1.Berloque dermatitis is due to contact with which of the following?
- APlants
- BFood
- CCosmetics✓ Correct answer
- DMetal
Q2.Which of the following materials used to make jewellery will commonly cause contact dermatitis in sensitive individuals?
- ASapphire
- BSilver
- CGold
- DNickel/chromium✓ Correct answer
Q3.A 17 year old female presents with a pruritic rash localized to the wrist. Papules and vesicles are noted in a bandlike pattern, with slight oozing from some lesions. The most likely cause of the rash is
- AHerpes simplex
- BShingles
- CContact dermatitis✓ Correct answer
- DSeborrheic dermatitis
Q4.Which component of cement causes allergic contact dermatitis??
- ACobalt
- BNickel
- CIron
- DChromium✓ Correct answer
Q5.A 3 year old child has eczematous dermatitis on extensor surfaces. His mother gives history of bronchial asthma. Diagnosis is
- AAtopic dermatitis✓ Correct answer
- BContact dermatitis
- CSeborrhic dermatitis
- DInfantile eczematous dermatitis
Q6.Most common cause of air borne contact dermatitis is?
- AParthenium hysterophorus✓ Correct answer
- BPoison ivy
- CPoison oak
- DPollen
Q7.Diagnostic meathod of choice in contact dermatitis
- AClinical examination
- BSkin Biopsy
- CTzank Smear
- DPatch Test✓ Correct answer
Q8.Most common metal in contact allergic dermatitis is-
- AGold
- BSilver
- CAluminium
- DNickel✓ Correct answer
Q9.A 2-month-old baby came with rashes over groin & lower abdomen, esp. affecting the countours of buttocks. The erythema, edema and erosion spare the flexures. Mother gives h/o diaper use. Diagnosis?
- AIrritant contact dermatitis✓ Correct answer
- BSeborrheic dermatitis
- CCandidiasis
- DAtopic dermatitis
Q10.The "angry back" phenomenon is related to ONE of the following:
- APatch test✓ Correct answer
- BPrick test
- CRAST
- DDesensitization
Answer key
Q1: C. Cosmetics; Q2: D. Nickel/chromium; Q3: C. Contact dermatitis; Q4: D. Chromium; Q5: A. Atopic dermatitis; Q6: A. Parthenium hysterophorus; Q7: D. Patch Test; Q8: D. Nickel; Q9: A. Irritant contact dermatitis; Q10: A. Patch test.
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
- 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 Connective Tissue Disease
- Cutaneous Malignancies
- Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Disease