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Pediatric Integumentary Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
An individual has spent too much time sun bathing. Not only is his skin painful to touch, but small blisters have appeared in the affected area. This indicates that he has damaged which layers of his skin?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Blisters and pain from sunburn indicate damage to the epidermis (blister formation) and dermis (pain from nerve endings and inflammation).
Question 2 of 5
Match the condition with the appearance under the Wood lamp (ultraviolet light): Tinea versicolor
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Tinea versicolor (Malassezia) shows golden-yellow fluorescence under Wood lamp due to fungal metabolites, matching B.
Question 3 of 5
Which is not true of sunscreens?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A, B, and D are true. C is false: sunscreens block/reflect UV, not all visible light wavelengths.
Question 4 of 5
An 8-year-old girl presents with large café au lait spots with irregular borders and precocious puberty. X-ray shows polyostotic fibrous dysplasia of bone. Which is the most likely diagnosis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: McCune-Albright syndrome features café au lait spots, precocious puberty, and fibrous dysplasia.
Question 5 of 5
A black teenager presents with a sharply demarcated, dense, firm, rubbery growth on the face at the site of a previous, smaller laceration that occurred long ago. Which is the most likely diagnosis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Keloids are firm, rubbery overgrowths at prior injury sites, common in darker skin tones.