Infectious disease: practice question

A Pediatrics question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pediatrics · Infectious disease

Sample item

What is a typical sign of hand-foot-and-mouth disease?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Oral ulcers with hand and foot rash

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease often causes painful oral lesions with vesicular rash on hands and feet, commonly from enteroviral infection.

Option by option

  • A. Chronic wheeze

    Chronic wheeze suggests respiratory disease.

  • B. Gradual hearing loss

    Gradual hearing loss is unrelated to this rash illness.

  • C. Oral ulcers with hand and foot rash (correct)

    Correct: oral ulcers plus acral rash fit hand-foot-and-mouth disease.

  • D. Painless jaundice

    Jaundice does not define this enteroviral illness.

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What is the answer to this Pediatrics question?

The best answer is C, Oral ulcers with hand and foot rash. Hand-foot-and-mouth disease often causes painful oral lesions with vesicular rash on hands and feet, commonly from enteroviral infection.

Why is "Chronic wheeze" not the answer?

Chronic wheeze suggests respiratory disease.

Why is "Gradual hearing loss" not the answer?

Gradual hearing loss is unrelated to this rash illness.

Why is "Painless jaundice" not the answer?

Jaundice does not define this enteroviral illness.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Infectious disease in Pediatrics. The correct option holds because: Correct: oral ulcers plus acral rash fit hand-foot-and-mouth disease.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Infectious disease?

Memorise milestones and the vaccine schedule as tables and revise them often. Then use the flashcards and the other Pediatrics questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.