Viral infections: practice question

A Dermatology 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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Dermatology · Viral infections

Sample item

Why is ophthalmic herpes zoster particularly urgent?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. It can threaten vision through ocular involvement

Ophthalmic division involvement can affect the cornea and other eye structures, so urgent eye assessment is needed to protect vision.

Option by option

  • A. It always causes bacterial sepsis

    Bacterial sepsis is not inevitable in zoster.

  • B. It can threaten vision through ocular involvement (correct)

    Correct: ocular complications can be sight-threatening.

  • C. It cannot cause pain

    Zoster is commonly painful, sometimes severely so.

  • D. It resolves only after surgery

    Surgery is not the universal treatment.

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What is the answer to this Dermatology question?

The best answer is B, It can threaten vision through ocular involvement. Ophthalmic division involvement can affect the cornea and other eye structures, so urgent eye assessment is needed to protect vision.

Why is "It always causes bacterial sepsis" not the answer?

Bacterial sepsis is not inevitable in zoster.

Why is "It cannot cause pain" not the answer?

Zoster is commonly painful, sometimes severely so.

Why is "It resolves only after surgery" not the answer?

Surgery is not the universal treatment.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Viral infections in Dermatology. The correct option holds because: Correct: ocular complications can be sight-threatening.

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 Viral infections?

Learn each condition by its primary lesion, site and signature sign. Then use the flashcards and the other Dermatology 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.