Papulosquamous Skin Diseases
- Previous year questions on Papulosquamous Skin Diseases 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.
- 59 live questions in Papulosquamous Skin Diseases.
- Dermatology is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 19 Aug 2026.
Q1.Multipleround to oval erythematous patches with fine central scale distributed along the skin tension lines on the trunk is highly suggestive of?
- ATinea versicolor
- BPityriasis rosea✓ Correct answer
- CLichen planus
- DSeborrheic dermatitis
Q2.Erythematous lesions with Collarets of scales on trunk
- APityriasis rubra
- BPityriasis rosea✓ Correct answer
- CPityriasis versicolor
- DPityriasis alba
Q3.Histopathologic study of lichen planus shows:
- AMixed cellular inflammatory infiltrate
- BPresence of T-Lymphocytes predominantly✓ Correct answer
- CAntiepithelial antibodies
- DScattered infiltrate with ill-defined lower border
Q4.A patient presented with flat topped violaceous papules, thinning of nails and onycholysis. What is the microscopic finding observed in this patient?
- AProminent necrotic cell
- BSuprabasal split
- CBasal cell degeneration✓ Correct answer
- DAcantholysis
Q5.White radiating Lines can be observed in case of Lesions of
- ALichen planus✓ Correct answer
- BErythema multiforme
- CPemphigus
- DLeukoplakia
Q6.Erosive lichen planus resembles which of the following
- AMonilial gingivitis
- BDesquamative gingivitis✓ Correct answer
- CHerpetic gingivitis
- DAcute ulcerative gingivitis
Q7.Erythroderma is related with all of the following except: September 2008
- ALepromatous leprosy✓ Correct answer
- BPsoriasis
- CAir-borne dermatitis
- DSulfonamides
Q8.10 year old chid has violaceous papule and pterygium of nails. The diagnosis is
- APsoriasis
- BPemphigus
- CPemphigoid
- DLichen Planus✓ Correct answer
Q9.The most characteristic finding In lichen planus is:
- ACivatte bodies
- BBasal cell degeneration✓ Correct answer
- CThinning of nail plate
- DViolaceous lesions
Q10.Wickham's striae are seen in:
- ALichen nitidus
- BLichenoid eruption
- CLichen striatus
- DLichen planus✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: B. Pityriasis rosea; Q2: B. Pityriasis rosea; Q3: B. Presence of T-Lymphocytes predominantly; Q4: C. Basal cell degeneration; Q5: A. Lichen planus; Q6: B. Desquamative gingivitis; Q7: A. Lepromatous leprosy; Q8: D. Lichen Planus; Q9: B. Basal cell degeneration; Q10: D. Lichen planus.
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
- 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