Vasculitis: 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 · Vasculitis

Sample item

A patient has palpable nonblanching purpura concentrated on the lower legs with arthralgia and abdominal pain. What process is most likely?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Small-vessel vasculitis

Palpable purpura is a hallmark of cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis caused by inflammation and leakage from small dermal vessels. Systemic symptoms prompt assessment for renal, gastrointestinal, and other organ involvement.

Option by option

  • A. Vitiligo

    Vitiligo causes depigmented macules.

  • B. Cellulitis

    Cellulitis is warm tender diffuse erythema, not palpable purpura.

  • C. Urticaria

    Urticaria blanches and individual wheals resolve within hours.

  • D. Small-vessel vasculitis (correct)

    Correct. Raised nonblanching purpura is typical of small-vessel vasculitis.

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What is the answer to this Dermatology question?

The best answer is D, Small-vessel vasculitis. Palpable purpura is a hallmark of cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis caused by inflammation and leakage from small dermal vessels.

Why is "Vitiligo" not the answer?

Vitiligo causes depigmented macules.

Why is "Cellulitis" not the answer?

Cellulitis is warm tender diffuse erythema, not palpable purpura.

Why is "Urticaria" not the answer?

Urticaria blanches and individual wheals resolve within hours.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Vasculitis in Dermatology. Systemic symptoms prompt assessment for renal, gastrointestinal, and other organ involvement.

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 Vasculitis?

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.