Pigmentary disorders: 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 · Pigmentary disorders

Sample item

What is a common trigger for post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Healing acne or eczema lesions

Inflammation can stimulate melanogenesis and leave darker macules after acne, eczema, injury, or infection, especially in more pigmented skin.

Option by option

  • A. Routine visual testing

    Vision testing does not affect melanocyte activity.

  • B. Healing acne or eczema lesions (correct)

    Correct: resolving inflammation often leaves excess pigment.

  • C. Cold drinking water

    Cold water is not a usual pigment trigger.

  • D. Normal sleep

    Sleep does not cause focal pigmentary change.

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What is the answer to this Dermatology question?

The best answer is B, Healing acne or eczema lesions. Inflammation can stimulate melanogenesis and leave darker macules after acne, eczema, injury, or infection, especially in more pigmented skin.

Why is "Routine visual testing" not the answer?

Vision testing does not affect melanocyte activity.

Why is "Cold drinking water" not the answer?

Cold water is not a usual pigment trigger.

Why is "Normal sleep" not the answer?

Sleep does not cause focal pigmentary change.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Pigmentary disorders in Dermatology. The correct option holds because: Correct: resolving inflammation often leaves excess pigment.

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 Pigmentary disorders?

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.