Papulosquamous disorders: Löfgren syndrome: 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 · Papulosquamous disorders: Löfgren syndrome

Sample item

A 28-year-old woman has painful red nodules on both shins, bilateral ankle arthritis and bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy on the chest radiograph. What is this syndrome?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Löfgren syndrome

Löfgren syndrome is an acute form of sarcoidosis with erythema nodosum, hilar lymphadenopathy and ankle arthritis. It usually has a good prognosis and resolves spontaneously in most patients.

Option by option

  • A. Löfgren syndrome (correct)

    Correct. Erythema nodosum, arthritis and bilateral hilar nodes are Löfgren syndrome.

  • B. Reactive arthritis

    Reactive arthritis follows an infection, with urethritis and conjunctivitis.

  • C. Sweet syndrome

    Sweet syndrome gives painful neutrophilic plaques with fever, not shin nodules with hilar nodes.

  • D. Behçet disease

    Behçet disease causes oral and genital ulcers and uveitis.

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What is the answer to this Dermatology question?

The best answer is A, Löfgren syndrome. Löfgren syndrome is an acute form of sarcoidosis with erythema nodosum, hilar lymphadenopathy and ankle arthritis.

Why is "Reactive arthritis" not the answer?

Reactive arthritis follows an infection, with urethritis and conjunctivitis.

Why is "Sweet syndrome" not the answer?

Sweet syndrome gives painful neutrophilic plaques with fever, not shin nodules with hilar nodes.

Why is "Behçet disease" not the answer?

Behçet disease causes oral and genital ulcers and uveitis.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Papulosquamous disorders: Löfgren syndrome in Dermatology. It usually has a good prognosis and resolves spontaneously in most patients.

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 Papulosquamous disorders: Löfgren syndrome?

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.